An asteroid between about 130 and 300 ft. (40 and 90 meters) in diameter has been given a 2.3% chance of it hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.
The potential risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 dropped to nearly zero following new observations that helped better predict the asteroid's trajectory.
The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in ...
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YR4: everything to know about the potential "city killer" space rock that has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting our planet are now zero. Last week, it was the riskiest asteroid to hit our planet since records began.
A newly discovered asteroid being tracked by the global science community has a nearly 98% chance of zooming by Earth without ...
New information is pushing Asteroid 2024 YR4 off of our front pages. Initial estimates gave it a 2.8% chance of striking ...
NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth in 2032 through recent calculations. The moon ...