Half a million miles away doesn’t sound like the asteroid is anything to worry about.
But it has a rating of three on the Torino risk scale.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1.2% chance of hitting our planet in 2032.
While the impact wouldn’t be world-ending, the asteroid-launcher website suggests that the damage could be significant.
Buildings within 5.4 miles would collapse, and nearly all trees within 8 miles would be knocked down.
The one with the highest likelihood of impact will be on December 22, 2032.
There is some good news, though.
