NASA Warns: Asteroid Impact Probability Doubles
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Discovered on december 27, 2024, by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile. Has a diameter between 40 and 100 meters. Reached a 1% impact probability with Earth, prompting the activation of the planetary security protocol by the United Nations. Passed a 1.3% probability to 2.3% … Read more