2024 YR4 - Wikipedia
2024 YR 4 is an asteroid estimated to be 40 to 90 metres (130 to 300 ft) in diameter that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object.It was discovered by the …
2024 YR4 - NASA Science
3 days ago · Overview. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is a near-Earth asteroid, meaning it is an asteroid in an orbit that brings it into Earth’s region of the Solar System. 2024 YR4 is estimated to be about …
NASA Continues to Monitor Orbit of Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4
3 days ago · While still an extremely low possibility, additional observations and analysis of asteroid 2024 YR4 indicate that its impact probability with Earth has increased to a 2.3% …
Asteroid 2024 YR4 reaches level 3 on the Torino Scale
Feb 1, 2025 · CNEOS analysis of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, which is estimated to be about 40 to 90 meters wide, indicates it has a more than 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, …
A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's ...
6 days ago · The asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 3 out of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, which is "a close encounter" that warrants attention from astronomers and the …
James Webb Space Telescope will study asteroid 2024 YR4
1 day ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on 27 December 2024. As of 10 February 2025, it has an approximately 98% chance of safely passing Earth on 22 December 2032. …
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going …
3 days ago · On Jan. 29, the chances of this asteroid (named 2024 YR4) striking our planet on Dec. 22, 2032, were 1.3 percent. Then they rose to 1.7 percent on Feb. 1, before dropping the …
NASA Shares Observations of Recently-Identified Near Earth Asteroid
Jan 29, 2025 · NASA analysis of a near-Earth asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, indicates it has a more than 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 – which also means there is about …
ESA actively monitoring near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4
Jan 29, 2025 · Asteroid 2024 YR4 has an almost 99% chance of safely passing Earth on 22 December 2032, but a possible impact cannot yet be entirely ruled out. The asteroid is …
YR4: the asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth - BBC News
Feb 3, 2025 · UN planetary defence organisations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting the Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) has said that it has an almost …
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