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NASA, Earth and 2024 YR4

As expected, the threat from Asteroid 2024 YR4 has essentially dropped to zero

New information is pushing Asteroid 2024 YR4 off of our front pages. Initial estimates gave it a 2.8% chance of striking Earth in 2032. Now, the European Space Agency says the chance of it striking our planet is down to a paltry 0.

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Asteroid 2024 YR 4 no longer has chance of hitting Earth in 2032, says NASA

NASA announced Monday that the asteroid, named 2024 YR 4, no longer poses a “significant threat” to Earth in 2032 or beyond. “NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely pass by Earth in 2032,” NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office posted on X Monday.

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines

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. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies previously projected a 3% chance of the asteroid striking our planet before lowering the chance to 0.28% last week.

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Whew! Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threat to Earth, scientists say

At one point, the odds of a strike in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world’s asteroid-risk lists.

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Watch the asteroid that had us all worried zoom harmlessly through space (video)

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