Initially, the odds of a collision in 2032 were as high as 3 percent, making it a top concern on global asteroid-risk lists.
At one point, the odds of a strike in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world’s asteroid-risk lists.
The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 ...
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
NASA says Earth is in the clear from asteroid 2024 YR4, which previously had a small chance of impacting our planet in 2032.
Risk to planet from 2024 YR4, a football pitch-sized space rock, has been ‘significantly’ downgraded… but the Moon remains in ...
An asteroid that sparked concerns about potentially hitting Earth no longer poses a significant threat of slamming into the ...
The space rock that once posed the greatest risk of impact to Earth in recorded history now has a near zero chance of ...
YR4, once considered a potential threat to Earth, is now unlikely to hit in 2032, as new data and observations significantly ...
YR4 was initially discovered late last year and is believed to measure between 130 and 300 feet across, comparable to the ...
But after reaching the top of NASA's asteroid risk list, the chances of YR4, which is estimated to measure 130-300 feet ...