2024 YR4 is an asteroid estimated to be 40 to 90 metres (130 to 300 ft) in diameter that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object. As of 17 February 2025, 2024 YR4 was rated as a 3 on the Torino scale, with a 1-in-38 (2.6%) chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032. [7] .

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.

4 days ago · A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032.While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to ...

Feb 7, 2025 · Overview. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is a near-Earth asteroid, meaning it is an asteroid in an orbit that brings it into Earth’s region of the Solar System. 2024 YR4 is estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet (40 - 90 meters) wide and has a very …

5 days ago · There is an estimated 2.3% chance that the 2024 YR4 asteroid is heading our way. Here's everything you need to know about the space rock - including how much damage it could actually cause.

6 days ago · Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth...

Feb 4, 2025 · The European Space Agency is closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a very small chance of impacting Earth in 2032. We are updating the numbers and the graphics on this page on average once per day.

Feb 10, 2025 · In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2024 YR4 twice over the next few months.

On February 6, 2025, the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting us went up once again, to a 1-in-43 chance. That’s 2.3%. The asteroid remains at a 3 on the Torino scale.

Feb 5, 2025 · A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid called 2024 YR4 is one possibly perilous object: It’s a 130 to 300-foot long rock that currently stands a 1 in 53 chance of impacting somewhere on Earth...