Scientists say Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to earth
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Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly-discovered asteroid. NASA and the European Space Agency said Tuesday that after two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat.
At one point, the odds of a strike in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world's asteroid-risk lists. But ESA lowered the odds to 0.001%. NASA had it down to 0.0027%.
There's still a 1.7% chance the asteroid could hit the moon in 2032. Discovered in December, the asteroid is about 130 feet to 300 feet across, and swings our way every four years.
