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 ...

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.

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 ...

15 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.

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 ...

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 ...

1 day ago · NASA's Sentry Risk Table as of January 29, 2025, with asteroid 2024 YR4 at the top (highlighted in yellow), with the highest impact risk, and only risk above zero on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale ...

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 ...