The article discusses the asteroid 2024 YR4, currently under observation by NASA's JPL. Although it poses a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032, this risk is minimal. The asteroid, discovered recently, is 27 million miles away and is part of a much larger group of Apollo-type asteroids. Previous concerns about potential impacts often resolve as more observations clarify their trajectories. Experts advise against worrying at this stage, as impacts are rare and further tracking is expected to show the asteroid is likely to miss Earth.
"People should absolutely not worry about this yet," asteroid hunter David Rankin told Space.com. "Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be..."
2024 YR4 is 27 million miles away. It is about 196 feet wide, and there is... a 1.2 percent chance of it hitting the Earth on or around Dec. 22, 2032.
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