Jan 27, 2025 · 2024 YR 4 is an asteroid between 40 and 90 metres (130 and 300 ft) in diameter, classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object.It was discovered by the Chilean station of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on 27 December 2024. [2] [1] As of 6 February 2025, 2024 YR 4 was rated 3 on the Torino scale with a 1 in 43 (2.3%) chance of impacting Earth on 22 ...

2 days ago · What we know 2024 YR4 and its chances of hitting Earth. Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first spotted on December 27, 2024, by the El Sauce Observatory in Chile. Based on its brightness ...

2 days ago · Researchers from Arizona’s Catalina Sky Survey discovered what has become known as Asteroid 2024 YR4 last Christmas. On January 28, the asteroid was placed at level 3 in the Torino impact hazard ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Shortly after its discovery, automated asteroid warning systems determined that the object had a very small chance of potentially impacting Earth on 22 December 2032. 2024 YR4 is estimated to be between 40 m and 100 m wide. An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region.

Jan 31, 2025 · CNEOS analysis of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, which is estimated to be about 40 to 90 meters wide, indicates it has a more than 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 — which also means there is almost a 99% chance this asteroid will not impact. These analyses will change from day to day as more observations are gathered.

Jan 30, 2025 · A recently discovered near-Earth asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, is making headlines because of the slim possibility that it could impact Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Early observations suggest that it has about a 1% chance of colliding with our planet.

Jan 29, 2025 · Just after Christmas Day, astronomers spotted something zipping away from Earth: a rock somewhere between 130 feet and 330 feet long that they named 2024 YR4. Over the next few weeks, they...

3 days ago · The probability that the asteroid, called 2024 YR4, may impact Earth on 22 December 2032 is currently estimated to be 1.3%. Dr Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society, says that he is "not ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Asteroid 2024 YR4, currently the talk of the internet, has a greater than 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. And because it passed that slim threshold, it triggered a Potential Impact...

3 days ago · The February 2025 edition focusses on asteroid 2024 YR4. 3 Feb: The Space Mission Planning Advisory Group will continue to monitor the situation. SMPAG coordinates the international response to any asteroid larger than 50 m across with a greater than 1% chance of impacting Earth within the next 50 years. As 2024 YR4 is currently very close to ...