1-in-77 Chance for Asteroid Impact in 2032

Asteroid 2024 YR 4 Orbit

The orbit of Asteroid 2024 YR4, from NASA

From the B612 Foundation’s Asteroid Institute (an organization supported by the Barringer Crater Company): Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1/77 chance of impacting the Earth on December 22nd, 2032. B612’s observations match data from NASA and the European Space Agency. There is no need to start prepping; further observations to rule out impact trajectories are already under way.

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