<h5>About asteroid 2024 YR4.</h5><p>Asteroid 2024 YR4 is an asteroid that is about 130 to 300 feet (40 - 90 meters)—about the size of a football field!</p><p>Scientists first saw this asteroid using a special telescope system that NASA had helped build. There is a small chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth on 22nd December 2032.</p><h5>What does NASA say?</h5><p>NASA says the chance of the asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 is 3.1%. This number changed from 1.2% to 2.3%, then 2.6%, and now 3.1%.</p><p>The asteroid is not big enough to destroy Earth, but it could damage a big city. If it hits, it would release 500 times more energy than the Hiroshima atomic bomb used during World War II.</p><h5>The risk corridor.</h5><p>A risk corridor is the possible path an asteroid could take if it hits Earth. Scientists use this to guess where it might land. More data can decrease the risk.</p><p>If 2024 YR4 hits Earth, it could land in the Pacific Ocean, South America, Africa, or South Asia. Possible countries include Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Colombia, and Nigeria.</p><h5>No need to panic!</h5><p>Don't worry! There is a 96.9% chance the asteroid will miss Earth. Scientists are still watching it, and the risk might drop to zero. There is also a 0.3% chance it could hit the moon instead of Earth.</p><p>Space agencies are planning ways to stop the asteroid, like using rockets to change its path or breaking it into smaller pieces. Experts are ready if action is needed.</p>

Asteroid 2024 YR4, detected by NASA's ATLAS, has a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032, along a defined risk corridor.

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