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.
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) scientists have officially ruled out the possibility of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting ...
Nasa has it down to 0.0017 per cent – meaning the asteroid will safely pass Earth in 2032 and there’s no threat of impact for ...
The rock tour has officially been canceled. After two months of observations, NASA scientists have officially declared Earth ...
YR4 'no longer a threat' to Earth, Nasa scientists say - Discovered by Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey, the Big Ben-sized ...
Risk to planet from 2024 YR4, a football pitch-sized space rock, has been ‘significantly’ downgraded… but the Moon remains in ...
YR4 was initially discovered late last year and is believed to measure between 130 and 300 feet across, comparable to the ...
YR4, once considered a potential threat to Earth, is now unlikely to hit in 2032, as new data and observations significantly ...
NASA scientists previously estimated that the odds of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth could rise to 20 percent, but the agency never told the public.