The ESA also lists the asteroid's risk level at less than 0.002% at the time of writing. While the lowered chance does not necessarily guarantee that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the Earth ...
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to ...
Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first spotted on December ... "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the ...
According to the European Space Agency, “an asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region.” Asteroid 2024 YR4 is of a ...
Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet (40 to 90 meters) wide, a “size range comparable to that of a large building,” said Dr. Paul Chodas ...