The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

“The probability is increasing,” says Juan Luis Cano, planetary defense coordinator at ESA’s Near-Earth Object ... The asteroid is currently moving away from Earth, and by April, it will ...

according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies. But that likelihood is low, with just a 1.3% chance that the asteroid could make direct impact on the planet on Dec. 22, 2032, according ...

Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid ... object should be visible through early April, and as it continues on its orbit around the sun, it won’t return to ...

In a statement, Paul Chodas, director of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies ... They have until mid-April to complete their observations, as the asteroid will become too faint to ...

The probability has fluctuated in recent days, but as of Thursday, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object ... to see the asteroid before it becomes too distant to see it from Earth in April.

In a statement, Paul Chodas, director of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies ... They have until mid-April to complete their observations, as the asteroid will become too faint to ...