This Asteroid Had a 3 Percent Chance of Hitting Earth and Now It’s Zero
For a brief moment, it looked like asteroid 2024 YR4 had a real shot at hitting Earth in 2032. With its impact probability climbing to a record-breaking 3%, astronomers scrambled to refine its trajectory using some of the most powerful telescopes on the planet.
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Watch asteroid 2024 YR4 zoom harmlessly through space after risk of hitting Earth falls to near zero (video)Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and ...
Initially, the odds of a collision in 2032 were as high as 3 percent, making it a top concern on global asteroid risk lists.
NASA has all but ruled out asteroid 2024 YR4 as a danger to Earth, reducing its impact probability to just 0.004% in 2032.
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'That's impact probability zero folks!' Earth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4YR4 has now been reassigned to Torino Scale Level Zero, the level for 'No Hazard' as additional tracking of its orbital path ...
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