City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth ... when it briefly had a 2.7 percent chance of striking Earth in 2029 -- a possibility later ruled out by additional observations.

A similar scenario unfolded in 2004 with Apophis, an asteroid initially projected to have a 2.7% chance of striking Earth in 2029 ... YR4 falls into the "city killer" category.

The odds that “city-killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike our planet ... which boasted a 2.7 percent chance of striking Earth in 2029 before this was ruled out by additional observations ...

The last time an asteroid bigger than 30 metres wide posed such a significant risk was Apophis in 2004, when it briefly had a 2.7 percent chance of striking Earth in 2029 – a possibility also ...

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/11/25, astrophysicist Brian Koberlein explains the science behind the "city-killer" asteroid (which is no longer expected to hit earth).

Characterized as a potential "city-killer," the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds of impacting our planet have fluctuated since then, according to NASA and the European Space ...

Characterized as a potential "city-killer," the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds of impacting our planet have fluctuated since then, according to NASA and the European Space ...

The last time an asteroid bigger than 30 meters wide posed such a significant risk was Apophis in 2004, when it briefly had a 2.7% chance of striking Earth in 2029 — a possibility also ruled out ...

The last time an asteroid of greater than 30m in size posed such a significant risk was Apophis in 2004, when it briefly had a 2.7 per cent chance of striking Earth in 2029 – a possibility later ...

The last time an asteroid of greater than 30 meters in size posed such a significant risk was Apophis in 2004, when it briefly had a 2.7 percent chance of striking Earth in 2029 -- a possibility ...