From threat to no sweat: Asteroid 2024 YR4 ☄️

From threat to no sweat: Asteroid 2024 YR4 ☄️

How did asteroid 2024 YR4 go from being the riskiest asteroid ever detected to posing no real threat? 🌍 ☄️ First spotted in December 2024, its impact risk initially soared to 2.8%, surpassing previous record-holder Apophis. But thanks to refined observations from our Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre and other institutions, its risk quickly dropped to just 0.001% within days. This dramatic shift follows a well-known pattern—asteroid impact probabilities often rise before plummeting as more data becomes available. Now, nearly all possible impact scenarios have been ruled out, and 2024 YR4 has been safely removed from our risk list. 🎥 ESA - European Space Agency #ESA #Asteroid2024YR4 #spaceexploration #EuropeanSpaceAgency #ESA #SpaceExploration #SpaceInnovation #SpaceResearch #ESAProjects #SpaceScience #ESAExploration #ESAspace #SpaceTechnology #SpaceMission #ESAInnovation #Astronomy #SpaceNews #ESAAdvancements #MarsMission #SatelliteTech #SpaceCollaboration #EarthObservation #SpaceFuture