NASA says Earth is in the clear from asteroid 2024 YR4, which had a small chance of impacting our planet in 2032.
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
At one point, the odds of a strike in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world’s asteroid-risk lists.
There’s still a 1.7 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA.
Initially, the odds of a collision in 2032 were as high as 3 percent, making it a top concern on global asteroid risk lists.
The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in ...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What's ...
The good news is that if Earth is incredibly unlucky and the asteroid does hit on Dec. 22, 2032, it will not destroy the ...
1d
Space on MSNEarth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 'That's impact probability zero folks!'YR4 has now been reassigned to Torino Scale Level Zero, the level for 'No Hazard' as additional tracking of its orbital path ...
The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results