You're likely in the clear. NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth. Last week, the asteroid had a 3.1% probability of hitting Earth, which set a record level ...
Getty NASA has considerably lowered the risk of the asteroid 2024 YR4’s collision with Earth. In a news release on Monday, Feb. 24, the space agency announced that the asteroid — which ...
While the risk to Earth is negligible, 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of impacting the moon. Don't worry, astronomers now say a recently discovered asteroid poses no threat of colliding ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has gotten media attention for its gradually growing chances of hitting the planet in 2032. Rising from 1% to 3% in recent weeks. Luckily, and as expected by many experts ...
New information is pushing Asteroid 2024 YR4 off of our front pages. Initial estimates gave it a 2.8% chance of striking Earth in 2032. Now, the European Space Agency says the chance of it ...
In recent times, asteroid 2024 YR4 has gained infamy. In the vast expanse of our Solar System, YR4 is a relatively small, but captivating object with a unique trajectory and mysterious nature.
The odds that the space rock, 2024 YR4, will smash into our planet in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, leading astronomers to conclude that we are no longer in danger. By Katrina Miller ...
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 asteroid, called 2024 YR4, was discovered in December. It is estimated to be 40-90 meters (130 to 300 feet) wide, which means it has the potential to devastate a city. The impact date would ...
After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat from the asteroid 2024 YR4, NASA and the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. At one point, the odds of a ...
Nobody's hitting the panic button yet. Asteroid 2024 YR4, deemed the riskiest asteroid on record last week, now has nearly a zero percent chance of impacting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and ...