Why the chance that an asteroid might hit Earth in 2032 keeps changing
An asteroid has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here's why the odds are a moving target, according to the ...
Likelihood of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Colliding with Earth Keeps Changing — But It Remains Big Enough to Destroy a City
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keeps shifting, according to scientists. The object — which is large ...
The odds of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting earth just changed again. This time for the better
Even in the increasingly unlikely event of an impact from YR4, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest appear to be safe from impact ...
‘City Killer’ asteroid approaching Earth in 2032: Is Mumbai at risk? Here’s what we know
Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses a potential threat to Earth with a 1.5% impact chance in December 2032. Major cities like Mumbai, ...
NASA’s New Asteroid Data Changes Everything – And the Moon Might Pay the Price
YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.
Astronomers Explain NASA's 2032 Asteroid Projections
Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032? NASA says there's a chance, but the odds keep changing. We asked two experts to break it ...
NASA: No need to worry about Asteroid 2024 YR4’s path, impact risk expected to be ruled out
NASA is monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring 130 to 300 feet, with a low chance of impact on December 22, 2032. Further ...
AI predicts 2032 'city killer' asteroid has even higher chance of hitting Earth
An AI platform predicted that the likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 has risen to an all-time high.
NASA updates chances of ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth
The chances a ‘city killer’ asteroid will crash into Earth in seven years’ time have fallen, NASA has said. Scientists have ...
Astronomers closely monitor 2024 YR4 asteroid's potential-Earth impact continues to drop
On december 27th, 2024, the asteroid terrestrial-impact last alert system (atlas) Detected a new asteroid, which was designated 2024 y-r-4.As more observations ...
Asteroid hurtling toward Earth? Odds for impact increase once again
In early February, NASA announced that the asteroid’s chances of hitting our planet grew to 2.3%. And most recently, on Feb.
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Asteroid's Earth Impact Odds Plummet, Scientists Now Playing the Long Wait Game
Latest observations slash collision probability for asteroid 2024 YR4 from 2.8% to 0.16%, but no further updates are possible until 2028.