YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
NASA cuts calculations of asteroid large enough to wipe out a whole city striking Earth in half. The global astronomical ...
Two weeks ago, when Ars first wrote about the asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies ...
Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.
The drop in odds had been widely anticipated by the global astronomical community, which now broadly expects the probability ...