Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

Asteroids fly by Earth on a regular basis ... Once an observatory first spots a previously undiscovered asteroid, astronomers report the find to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a ...

Teams then report their findings to the Minor Planet Center (MPC), the single worldwide location for reporting asteroids, ...

The process of detecting nearby asteroids takes place at the Minor Planet Center, which is responsible for recording and distributing positional measurements of minor planets, comets, and other ...

The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, was first reported to the Minor Planet Center on Dec. 27 ... according to the Planetary Society. Asteroids orbit around celestial bodies and 2024 ...

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2024 YR4 was first detected in December and there is small chance it could hit Earth on 22 December 2032 Asteroids, also sometimes called minor planets, are rocky pieces left over from the ...

“Currently, no other known large asteroids have an impact probability ... 2024 YR4 was first reported on Dec. 27, 2024 to the Minor Planet Center by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact ...