Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines
The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies previously projected a 3% chance of the asteroid striking our planet before lowering the chance to 0.28% last week.
NASA confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth
Scientists emphasize that this case highlights the importance of continuous asteroid tracking. Advanced monitoring helps refine predictions and ensures that potential threats are identified and ruled out long before they become a real concern.
While the asteroid's possibly collision with earth wouldn't be until 2032, there's been a lot of talk about the possibility ...
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'That's Zero Folks!': Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazardThe likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 rose and fell last week. NASA's impact odds are now so slim that ...
YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.
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