NASA Shares Observations of Recently-Identified Near Earth Asteroid
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.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 reaches level 3 on the Torino Scale
Jan 31, 2025 · NASA analysis of a near-Earth asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, indicates it has a small chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
2024 YR4 - Wikipedia
Jan 27, 2025 · 2024 YR4 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 6 February 2025, 2024 YR4 was rated 3 on the Torino scale with a 1 in 43 (2.3%) …
Thanks to NASA, you probably won’t have to worry about this asteroid …
21 hours ago · Refining the risk Scientists estimate that 2024 YR4 is between 130 to 300 feet (40 and 90 meters) wide, large enough to cause localized devastation near the impact site. The asteroid responsible ...
NASA shows asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032 - The Hill
19 hours ago · The animation, provided by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), shows the path of a 130- to 300-foot-wide asteroid — named 2024 YR4 — having a more than 1 ...
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a …
1 day ago · NASA has a network of telescopes used to track near-Earth asteroids, like the recently spotted 2024 YR4. Up until August 2024, the WISE spacecraft was one such observatory.
A massive asteroid has a chance to hit Earth. Here's what to know.
2 days ago · According to the latest calculations from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, there is a 1.6% chance the asteroid will strike Earth on December 22, 2032. The asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level ...
ESA actively monitoring near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4
Jan 29, 2025 · This result is consistent with independent estimates made by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) and NEODyS. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 3 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale: a close encounter …
There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next ...
Jan 31, 2025 · A large asteroid could pass close enough to Earth within the next decade that there's a chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA. The space rock, named 2024 YR4, is between 130 feet ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the …
Jan 29, 2025 · Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032.
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