Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting Earth

'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say
YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a 2.3 Percent Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032, Says NASA
YR4 has a 2.3% Earth impact risk by 2032 Moon impact risk for 2024 YR4 stands at 0.3%, experts say James Webb Telescope to refine asteroid's size and path
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course.
There's a slight chance Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Moon in 2032
Very unlikely, but could make for a neat light show if it does There is a chance, albeit slim, that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the Moon, creating a new crater and an explosion that might just be visible from Earth.
Moon or Earth—who takes the hit? Scientists track ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4
Recent studies indicate that asteroid 2024 YR4 may impact the Moon, with a 0.3% chance, instead of Earth. However, its trajectory remains uncertain, a
Odds of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth go up again
Updates on Asteroid 2024 YR4 have been slower during the full Moon, but experts say the precision of the object’s orbit is getting better. In March, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will focus on the potential threat to Earth providing the best estimate of its size.
NASA says odds of massive asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are growing
YR4 was first reported on Dec. 27, 2024 to the Minor Planet Center by the NASA-funded Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station in Chile. The asteroid, which is e
What Happens If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strikes Earth — And Why We Can’t ‘Nuke’ It
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.
New asteroid could hit Earth in 2032 – NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, has reported that an asteroid capable of levelling a city now has a 3.1 per cent chance of striking Earth in 2032. This information was contained in data released by the agency on Tuesday,
'City killer’ asteroid could actually crash in to the moon as expert explains what it means for Earth
So while the threat means real albeit small, the natural question is what does this mean for us back on Earth, given ...
Earth could be saved from ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024YR4 by it hitting MOON instead…& we’d see 8 megaton blast from here
THE MOON could save Earth by blocking a devastating asteroid which is big enough to wipe out a city.  Asteroid 2024 YR4 is the size of a football pitch and has a 1-in-43 chance of a ...
Moon Also In Danger From Asteroid Projected To Collide With Earth In 2032: Report
The asteroid colliding with the Moon could release energy in upwards of 340 Hiroshima bombs with the spectacle very likely to ...
Moon to the rescue? Scientists say Earth’s ‘bodyguard’ could absorb deadly 'city-killer' asteroid's impact
YR4, a potential “city-killer,” has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032—but scientists say it might strike the Moon ...
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Asteroid impact carved two Grand Canyon-sized valleys on the Moon in under 10 minutes
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
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Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 minutes
New research indicates that these canyons, in an area called the Schrödinger impact ... struck the moon is estimated to have been about 15 mile in diameter, larger than the asteroid that struck ...