NASA and ESA Confirm Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses No Threat to Earth in 2032

Horror space events from energy burst that 'sterilises' Earth to 'planet crash'

SPACE is a deadly place – and we’re all living at its mercy on a little blue rock. Thankfully we know that asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t be crashing into us after all, but that’s not the only space threat we need to worry about. GettyA giant asteroid will very likely hit Earth again in the future. We just have to hope it’s not soon[/caption] In fact there are several ways that the horrors of space could cause an on-Earth cataclysm. They’re all tremend…

For a month, the Asteroid 2024 YR4 had a probability of impact with the Earth greater than 3%: the highest in 20 years. If the threat has been ruled out, it has shown that the age...

Asteroid's chance of hitting Earth in 2032 not high after all — but the moon's not off the hook

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero, after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a collision with this space rock about 40 to 90 metres wide.

Astronomers find asteroid 2024 YR4 less likely to hit Earth in 2032

The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is orbiting on a path that will bring it close to Earth in 2032, with scientists previously calculating impact probability at around 3%.

Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth

WASHINGTON — New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a collision with this space…

Tucson astronomer: Media frenzy about unlikely asteroid impact created real fear

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of near-Earth asteroids, a Tucson astronomer says.