Asteroid 2024 yr4: This Giant Asteroid Heading Towards

This Giant Asteroid Heading Towards Earth Is Top On NASA-ESA Risk List — All About 2024 YR4 NASA and ESA are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4 , with an estimated size of up to 328 feet and a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth. Learn about 2024 YR4 , a near-Earth asteroid that was once thought to have a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but is now considered safe. Find out its size, orbit, impact probability, and how NASA monitors and studies it. 2024 YR4 is an asteroid with an estimated diameter of 53 to 67 metres (174 to 220 ft) [7] that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has identified a near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 , which has a slightly over 1% chance of impacting Earth in 2032.