Asteroid 2024 YR4: No Longer a Cosmic Threat to Earth!
Asteroid 2024 YR4, once seen as a potential danger with a 3.1% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, has now been given the all-clear by NASA and ESA thanks to updated data. The risk of an Earth collision has been reduced to nearly zero, though there's still a small chance it could hit the Moon. Researchers will continue to refine their observations using the James Webb Space Telescope to better understand the asteroid's size and trajectory.
Feb 27