Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines
The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies previously projected a 3% chance of the asteroid striking our planet before lowering the chance to 0.28% last week.
Initially, the odds of a collision in 2032 were as high as 3 percent, making it a top concern on global asteroid-risk lists.
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'That's Zero Folks!': Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazardThe likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 rose and fell last week. NASA's impact odds are now so slim that ...
YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.
With the "city-killer" Y24 asteroid headed for Earth, the world's largest space agencies are exploring ways to halt its ...
YR4, detected by the ATLAS system in January 2025, has a slim chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Continued ...
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