From Danger to Dismissed: How Scientists Ruled Out This Asteroid Threat

For a brief moment, asteroid 2024 YR4 had scientists on edge, with its impact probability climbing as high as 2.8%—enough to capture global attention. But thanks to rapid observations and advanced tracking techniques, astronomers have now ruled out almost all potential collision courses, reducing the risk to a minuscule 0.001%. Even though 2024 YR4 no [...]