YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
It's not great news, but don't panic: Astronomers spotted an asteroid that has a roughly 3.1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Space agencies are monitoring the newly discovered asteroid ...
NASA said on Tuesday that the recently discovered 2024 YR4 asteroid has a 3.1 percent chance of hitting Earth in December, 2032 -- the highest probability for an impact by such a large space rock ...
In the ‘extremely low’ chance the asteroid hits earth, it could strike an area extending from the eastern Pacific Ocean to South Asia, possibly even destroying a city.