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.
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.
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