In a cosmic twist of fate, scientists have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth asteroid previously thought to pose ...

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

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The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of researchers ...

Humans, though, are in a better place — as shown by the recent news over an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that briefly appeared to be threatening the Earth. The Earth exists in a cosmic shooting ...

NASA officials this week said recent calculations show a significantly smaller risk than previously believed that Earth could be annihilated in 2032 as a result of being hit by Asteroid 2024 YR4.

Getty NASA has considerably lowered the risk of the asteroid 2024 YR4’s collision with Earth. In a news release on Monday, Feb. 24, the space agency announced that the asteroid — which ...

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That's only1 in 91,000 odds, and there is now a 99.9989 per cent chance the asteroid will miss Earth entirely. Right from the start, the odds of 2024 YR4 actually being a danger to us were fairly low.

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations.