1 day ago · NASA analysis of a near-Earth asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, indicates it has a more than 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 – which also means there is about a 99% chance this asteroid will not impact. Such initial analysis will change over time as more observations are gathered.

4 days ago · 2024 YR 4 is an asteroid between 40 and 100 metres (130 and 330 ft) in diameter, classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object.It was discovered by the Chilean station of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on 27 December 2024. [2] [1] As of 30 January 2025, 2024 YR 4 was rated 3 on the Torino scale with a 1 in 77 (1.3%) chance of impacting Earth on 22 ...

1 day ago · This result is consistent with independent estimates made by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies and NEODyS. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 3 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale: a close encounter that warrants attention from astronomers and the public. It is important to remember that an asteroid’s impact probability often ...

1 day ago · Here’s what you need to know about 2024 YR4. How was this asteroid discovered? ... the world that hunt near-Earth objects and are funded by NASA. Its telescope in Chile found 2024 YR4 on Dec. 27 ...

16 hours ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, NASA reports. Astronomers all over the world are watching the asteroid, trying to narrow down its future path.

16 hours ago · NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) officials say there is more than a 1% chance the asteroid estimated to be between 130 and 328 feet wide could hit Earth. Experts say asteroid 2024 YR4 warrants a closer look and is at the top of asteroid risk lists.

3 days ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4, currently the talk of the internet, has a greater than 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. ... At the moment, the impact probability is a mere 1.3% as calculated by NASA JPL ...

A recently discovered 196-foot-wide asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has caught the attention of astronomers worldwide after calculations revealed a 1-in-83 chance that it could impact Earth on ...

2 days ago · The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, was detected by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on Dec. 27, 2024. According to researchers , it has about a 1-in-83 chance of impacting our ...

3 days ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 was initially found by a NASA-funded project called ATLAS, using the project's telescope located in Rio Hurtado, Chile. Rankin was then able to recover the asteroid from data ...