Odds of 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 fall once again, now to 0.28%, NASA says
The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.
Asteroid YR4 impact odds plummet as NASA changes threat level of 'city-killer'
NASA has been changing the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in recent days, but the latest shift significantly downgrades the asteroid's threat level and makes a moon strike more likely.
Odds of ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting Earth increase again, hitting ‘historic’ milestone
It was a meteoric rise. The odds that “city killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike our planet just increased again, hitting a “historic” threshold.
Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth drop from record high, NASA says of 'city killer'
NASA announced Wednesday that the odds of the up to 300-foot-wide asteroid hitting Earth dropped from record highs. See where they stand
Chances of 'City Killer' Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Reach New High
The chances that an asteroid hits Earth in 2032 are now at their highest since the object was first discovered, according to NASA.
See images of the ‘city-killer’ asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth
A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision course with Earth.
UVA Astronomer Weighs In on ‘City Killer’ Asteroid and Earth’s Defenses
A stronomers detected a 40-to-80-meter asteroid, dubbed a “city killer,” with the potential to collide with Earth in 2032, but Reynier Squillace is not worried.
Exact date NASA Asteroid 2024 YR4 'city killer' could hit Earth from top space expert
YR4 asteroid is being closely monitored with a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 - higher than any other in recorded history - with NASA scientists reportedly concerned about its trajectory
The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?
Two weeks ago, when Ars first wrote about the asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies estimated a 1.9 percent chance of an impact with Earth in 2032. NASA's most recent estimate has the likelihood of a strike increasing to 3.2 percent. Now that's not particularly high, but it's also not zero.
"City-killer" asteroid will be studied by Webb telescope as its odds of crashing into Earth increase
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.
NASA lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360
Breathe a sigh of relief! NASA has dropped the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 360, just a day after it became the highest-risk asteroid since records began.
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how scientists can deflect ‘city killer’ asteroid as NASA issues critical update
Legendary scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson has explained how NASA and other planetary defense bodies could deflect the potential ...
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