Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
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NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360
Don't worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72% chance of missing Earth in 2032. If you've been worrying about reports of a ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first discovered 2024 YR4 on ...
An asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth keep shifting. Here’s why that is happening
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.
Odds of asteroid crashing into Earth in 2032 rise again
Astronomers said the threat posed by Asteroid 2024 YR4 now exceeds the threat posed by the widely known 2004 Apophis asteroid ...
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MOSI monitoring asteroid that had record chance of colliding with Earth
Astronomers briefly raised the alert level for an asteroid that could be on a collision course with Earth. They gave it a 3% ...
'I'm a planetary scientist – here's why I wouldn't lose sleep over asteroid 2024 YR4'
The asteroid, known as asteroid 2024 YR4, first flew into view of NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS ...
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Latest NASA Observations Make Asteroid 2024 YR4 The Most Dangerous Since Tracking Began
"Nature already has settled the question. We just don't know that answer yet. That's why the tracking efforts continue," ...
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Odds of asteroid's impact keep going up — just as scientists expected
Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032 ... a 96.9 percent chance of the asteroid missing our humble blue world.
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The 2032 Asteroid Threat: What We Should Know About 2024 YR4 & Near Earth Objects (NEOs)?
NASA analysis of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 indicates it has >1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, which also means there's ~99% chance this asteroid will not impact. Such initial ...