Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Earth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid as NASA updates impact odds
The space rock that once posed the greatest risk of impact to Earth in recorded history now has a near zero chance of striking our home planet in 2032, NASA has said. Asteroid 2024 YR4, dubbed the 'city-killer', is now expected to safely pass Earth.
2032 asteroid now has a higher chance of striking the Moon than Earth
YR4 has grabbed headlines lately, after NASA calculated a 1-in-32 chance of an impact in 2032 – the highest chance ever for an asteroid of hazardous size. Thankfully, new observations have dropped that probability to almost zero – for Earth,
Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032
The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5%, according to new calculations from NASA.
The riskiest asteroid on record now has near-zero chance of hitting Earth
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of colliding with Earth in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, thanks to new observations of the space rock.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines
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.
Asteroid YR4 Could Hit Earth in 2032 - Astronomers Will Use JWST to Find Out
A 300-foot asteroid might be headed our way, astronomers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is going to miss Earth, but the story doesn’t end there
At the time, the odds of a small asteroid first discovered late last year—and designated 2024 YR4—hitting us were non-negligible. There was an estimated 3.2 percent chance that the large rock would impact the planet eight years from now.
Chance asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth down to 0.001 percent, ESA says
The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.
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Earth in the clear from Asteroid 2024 YR4 strike in 2032 after impact chances drop below zero
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 impact trajectory corrected
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Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing
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Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
open image in gallery Nasa's DART mission in 2022 proved that Earth has the technology to redirect Asteroid 2024 YR4 before ...
NASA projects highest probability ever for asteroid to hit in 2032
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This Asteroid Might Make Impact With Earth in 2032
Space agencies estimate that there's about a 2% chance that the asteroid will hit Earth in December 2032. But as astronomers continue to track the asteroid and refine their calculations ...
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An asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? The odds are increasing
It won’t be seen again until 2028. But the odds of a collision in December 2032 are increasing. Within this short window of study, scientists have given the asteroid a 3.1% chance of colliding ...
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NASA has confirmed a 2.3% chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with Earth in December 2032, posing a significant riskThe asteroid, measuring between 40 to 100 metres wide, could potentially ...