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YR4, NASA and earth

Oregonian · 1h

The odds of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting earth just changed again. This time for the better

Thursday morning, NASA announced that the odds of impact have been reduced to .28%. Those odds had been as high as 3.1%, the highest risk level ever recorded for a near-Earth object. Scientists reduced the probability of a threat to Earth overnight on Thursday after additional observations of the asteroid.

Why do Asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of hitting Earth keep shifting? NASA explains

While the asteroid's possibly collision with earth wouldn't be until 2032, there's been a lot of talk about the possibility in recent weeks.

USA Today · 3h

Odds of 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 fall once again, now to 0.28%, NASA says

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.

1h

NASA updates chances of ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth

There is currently a 0.28% chance that 2024 YR4 will strike Earth on December 22, 2032 – a drop from 1.5% yesterday – ...

Smithsonian Magazine1d

Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing

NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

1don MSN

MIT professor tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, says probability of collision will "bounce around"

Dr. Richard Binzel is a leading astronomer and professor at MIT. Binzel and his team have been tracking asteroid 2024 YR4 for ...

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