Asteroid 2024 YR4 has non-zero chance of colliding with earth in 2032: What to know
The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb. 7. This probability of impact has increased since Jan. 29 when NASA observed that the asteroid had a little over 1% chance of impacting Earth.
There is a 2 percent chance that seven years from now, “the city destroyer” will hit Earth with the force of an 8-megaton ...
China is assembling a 'planetary defense force' amid fears that an asteroid could strike Earth early next decade. According ...
Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...
YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...
Live Science on MSN3d
In emergency decision, James Webb telescope will study 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before its close approach to EarthIn a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...
5hon MSN
The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers." ...
YR4 could have a positive impact on Earth, writes Anthony Cuthbertson, with Nasa saying it could ‘herald a new era for ...
Space on MSN6d
Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worryA 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback