Once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed, asteroid 2024 YR4’s path is now clearer

The possibility that a huge ******* e rock — once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed — could hit the moon now appears to be off the table.
Discovered at the end of December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 at first seemed a serious threat to Earth, with scientists estimating as much as a 3.1% chance of it impacting our planet on December 22, 2032. A series of observations from ground- and ******* e-based telescopes quickly helped rule that out, but by June 2025, a new concern emerged: a 4.3% chance YR4