Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been in the eyes of scientists lately. This asteroid has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032. All of these factors are changing daily and the chance that the asteroid will actually hit is changing rapidly, from 3.1% to less than 1%. Will this actually asteroid hit Earth in 2032 and how big is this asteroid? Why are the numbers changing so much? What can scientists do about this? In this episode, I will explain all of the questions!



Visit NASA’s info page about 2024 YR4 here: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/asteroids/2024-yr4/



Visit ESA’s info page here: https://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2025/02/04/asteroid-2024-yr4-latest-updates/



Here’s an article! It is called “3 Types of Asteroids – Explained” (https://spectacularsci.com/2025/02/3-types-of-asteroids-article/)



Here’s an activity! It is called “Asteroid Belt Drawing Activity!” (https://spectacularsci.com/2025/02/asteroid-belt-drawing-activity/)



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