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 ...
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in December 2024, has a small chance of impacting Earth in 2032, with current estimates placing the probability at 0.16%. If it ...
New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a ...
On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is unusual for a small asteroid that is only 130 to 300 feet wide.
Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.