Asteroids no longer pose a major threat to Earth in 2024, NASA's latest analysis determines

NASA said in its latest analysis that a so-called “city killer” asteroid scientist is discovering that it has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032 and no longer poses a major threat. NASA said in its latest analysis.

According to the latest calculations from the Space Agency, the asteroid is almost the size of a football field in 2024, and now there is about 0.004% chance of hitting the Earth in about eight years. Near-Earth Object Research Center Previously expected The asteroid hit a 3% chance before reducing its chance to 0.28% last week.

NASA says the changes are due to continuous observations of asteroids that can “compute more precise models of asteroid trajectory.” The agency added that now this particular asteroid now has no huge potential to affect Earth in the next century.

“The latest observations further reduce uncertainty in its future trajectory, and the asteroid may be in a possible range of locations away from Earth on December 22, 2032,” NASA said.

However, the moon may be on the road of the asteroid in 2024. NASA's latest figures suggest that the possibility of affecting the moon is 1.7%.

The asteroid was first discovered by the El Sauce Observatory in Chile on December 27, 2024. According to its brightness, astronomers estimate it is between 130 and 300 feet.

Meanwhile, NASA continues to monitor other potential asteroid threats through Sentry, its automatic collision monitoring system, which scans the latest asteroid catalog to understand the possibilities of future impact on Earth in the next century.