3 days ago · 2024 YR4 is an asteroid between 40 and 100 metres (130 and 330 ft) in diameter, classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object. It was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on 27 December 2024. [2][1] As of 29 January 2025, 2024 YR4 was rated 3 on the Torino scale with a 1 in 77 (1.3%) chance of impacting …

1 day ago · Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032.

1 day ago · The European Space Agency (ESA) Planetary Defence Office is closely monitoring the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a very small chance of impacting Earth in 2032. This page was last updated on 29 January 2025.

3 days ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 swept into the view of the ATLAS asteroid impact early warning system – with telescopes in Hawaii, Chile and South Africa – on December 25, 2024.

1 day ago · Astronomers have identified a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of colliding with Earth in seven years. The space rock, estimated to be between 40 and ...

1 day ago · 2024 YR4 is currently at the top of NASA's Sentry Risk Table of asteroid threats.

2 days ago · The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, was detected by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on Dec. 27, 2024. According to researchers, it has about a 1-in-83 chance of impacting our ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first detected on December 27, 2024, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile. Following its discovery, automated asteroid warning systems identified a very small potential for the object to impact Earth on December 22, 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on December 25 last year. In what could be considered "not the best Christmas present" from the Solar System, observations showed ...

3 days ago · A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in December of 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be 196 feet (60 meters) wide, and it is currently 27 ...