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.
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat ...
YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.
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Dr. Richard Binzel is a leading astronomer and professor at MIT. Binzel and his team have been tracking asteroid 2024 YR4 for ...
We’ve been following reports of an asteroid that scientists said was going to make impact with Earth in 2032. But the news ...
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