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.
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'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists sayYR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance ...
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Is the Moon at risk from asteroid 2024 YR4? Here’s what you need to knowAsteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses a significant threat to Earth. NASA now considers the risk minimal. There is still a 1% ...
The proclamations from the two agencies came after an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4, discovered in December, had scientists ...
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