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2024 YR4 - NASA Science
3 days ago · Overview. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is a near-Earth asteroid, meaning it is an asteroid in an orbit that brings it into Earth’s region of the Solar System. 2024 YR4 is estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet (40 – 90 meters) wide and has a very small chance of Earth impact on Dec. 22, 2032.
Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has ...
20 hours ago · A 2% chance of an asteroid strike is "uncommon," officials say. The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers ...
NASA Continues to Monitor Orbit of Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4
3 days ago · While still an extremely low possibility, additional observations and analysis of asteroid 2024 YR4 indicate that its impact probability with Earth has increased to a 2.3% chance on Dec. 22, 2032. Ongoing observations from ground-based telescopes involved with the International Asteroid Warning Network will continue while the asteroid is still ...
NASA Shares Observations of Recently-Identified Near Earth ...
Jan 29, 2025 · 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.
A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into ...
6 days ago · Near Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 observed with the VLT by European Southern Observatory (ESO) on YouTube. The risk assessment kept climbing, and on January 29, the International Asteroid Warning ...
Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of ...
3 days ago · A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of...
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going ...
3 days ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4’s impact probability with Earth has increased from about 1 percent to a 2.3 percent chance on Dec. 22, 2032. ... If this asteroid were to hit Earth, it would unleash a ...
Newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth ...
Jan 29, 2025 · The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) of Earth, about twice the distance of the moon. It was discovered two days later. Chodas said scientists are poring over sky surveys from 2016, when predictions show the asteroid also ventured close.
Apophis - NASA Science
Dec 20, 2024 · When Apophis was discovered in 2004, it appeared the asteroid could potentially impact Earth in the coming decades. Astronomers closely tracked the asteroid, and now NASA is confident that there is no risk of Apophis impacting our planet for at least 100 years.
NASA Analysis: Earth Is Safe From Asteroid Apophis for 100 ...
Mar 26, 2021 · The near-Earth object was thought to pose a slight risk of impacting Earth in 2068, but now radar observations have ruled that out. After its discovery in 2004, asteroid 99942 Apophis had been identified as one of the most hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth.
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