Forbes3d
Odds Of Football Field-Sized Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Went Up
2024 YR4's trajectory needs to be refined. (Artist's impression of an asteroid. Elements of this ... [+] image furnished by NASA). Feb 7, 2024: the size of 2024 YR4 was mistakenly said to be the ...
New Scientist5d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032 – how worried should we be?
Our current best guess is that this object, called 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-43 chance of striking in 2032, the highest risk of any known asteroid. But what does that number really mean, and when ...
CNN3d
Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to the European Space Agency. The risk assessment has increased from a chance of 1.2% over the ...
Space.com4d
Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
The odds of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 have increased to 1 in 43. Despite this, you still shouldn't worry about the potential impact of this asteroid. That's because experts ...
Global News3d
The odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth have climbed. Should we be worried?
Remember 2024 YR4, the asteroid NASA revealed last week, that has a one-in-83 chance of smashing into our home planet in 2032? Well, there’s good news and bad news. First, the bad news ...
Burlington Post4d
Asteroid 2024 YR4: ‘City-killer’ asteroid now has higher chance of slamming into Earth
NASA’s initial analysis of the newly identified asteroid, 2024 YR4, estimated to be between 40 and 100 metres wide, indicated it has a more than a one per cent chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 ...
Global News6d
Introducing YR4: An asteroid with a 1% chance of smashing into Earth
Based on projections, the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a little more than one per cent chance of impact with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. But that doesn’t mean you should panic — at least not yet ...
NorthJersey.com3d
2024 YR4, ‘city-killer’ asteroid headed for Earth; when and where it will hit us
Scientists are closely watching a newly discovered asteroid — 2024 YR4 — whose chances of hitting Earth just before Christmas in 2032 are rising. The asteroid 2024 YR4 was first spotted by the ...
News 134d
Expert says spacecraft could deflect asteroid that has 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — NASA and other agencies are studying a large asteroid that was discovered in 2024. While Asteroid 2024 YRA has a minute chance of hitting Earth in seven ...
GIGAZINE5d
Asteroid that may collide with Earth discovered, chances of collision are 1 in 77
In December 2024, astronomers using a Chilean telescope, part of the Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), discovered an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that may be on a collision course ...
AOL3d
Odds increase again for small asteroid 20224 YR4 to strike Earth in 2032
But experts stress the event is not cause for alarm. Known as "2024 Yr4," the asteroid is estimated to be about 130 feet wide and is expected to swing close to Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Previous ...