Jan 31, 2025 · NASA analysis of a near-Earth asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, indicates it has a small chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. ... Asteroid 2024 YR4 is most likely in the range of 40 to 90 meters (130 to 300 feet) in size. This estimate is based measurements of the asteroid’s brightness. The size cannot be further constrained without ...

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 ...

Jan 29, 2025 · NASA analysis of a near-Earth asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, indicates it has a more than 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 – which also means there is about a 99% chance this asteroid will not impact. Such initial analysis will change over time as more observations are gathered.

2 days ago · A telescope in Chile—part of one such NASA-funded facility, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System —discovered 2024 YR4, on December 27 last year.

Jan 29, 2025 · This result is consistent with independent estimates made by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies and NEODyS. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 3 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale: a close encounter that warrants attention from astronomers and the public. It is important to remember that an asteroid’s impact probability often ...

2 days ago · Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first spotted on December 27, 2024, by the El Sauce Observatory in Chile. Based on its brightness, astronomers estimate it is between 130 and 300 feet wide.

5 days ago · Risk assessment of asteroid 2024 YR4. Astronomers from NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station in Chile used automated warning systems to learn that this object has about a 1.2% probability of a collision.

1 day ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 3 on this scale, meaning it merits close attention from astronomers, the public, and government officials. This is the second time an asteroid has reached ...

Jan 29, 2025 · NASA scientists have just spotted a hunk of space rock that could smack into Earth in 2032. And while it's unlikely to wipe out humanity, it could take out a city. The asteroid, dubbed 2024...

Jan 29, 2025 · Here’s what you need to know about 2024 YR4. How was this asteroid discovered? ... the world that hunt near-Earth objects and are funded by NASA. Its telescope in Chile found 2024 YR4 on Dec. 27 ...