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“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...
YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...
If asteroid 2024 YR4 were to impact Earth, it could release energy equivalent to approximately 8 megatons of TNT. This is enough to destroy a city and create an airburst over 500 times the power ...
Despite the extreme drop in impact risk, 2024 YR4 still sits at the top of the Sentry table.The next riskiest asteroid on the table is 1950 DA, which has a 0.039% chance of impacting Earth in 2880.
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances ...
The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made.
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.
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency.While the odds of an impact are slim ...
There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...
The chances of the asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 appear to have doubled, but an asteroid hunter explains to Space.com why this isn't cause for concern.
Scientists say asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but odds may drop to zero. Here’s how NASA and ESA are tracking its trajectory.