"There is no significant potential for this asteroid to impact our planet for the next century, according to recent updates from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab."
"With a collision with Earth exceedingly unlikely, NASA is still excited to use the opportunity to test planetary defense science and notification processes."
Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially raising concerns with a 3.1% collision probability for Earth by 2032, was later assessed by NASA to have a drastically reduced impact chance of only 0.004%. Following updates on its trajectory, scientists confirmed no significant threat to our planet for the next 100 years. The asteroid may still pose a small risk to the Moon, with a 1.7% chance of impact. Despite the low risk, NASA plans to use this event for testing planetary defense capabilities.
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