Asteroid Impact Risk Drops: ESA Reports 2024 YR4’s Earth Collision Probability Down to 0.16%

Asteroid 2024 YR4's Impact Probability Drops to 0.16%, Still Higher Than Solo Bitcoin Mining Success Rate

  • Asteroid 2024 YR4’s Earth impact probability decreased from 2.8% to 0.16%, based on European Space Agency’s latest calculations.
  • The space object, measuring 130-300 feet wide, could release energy equivalent to 7.7 megatons of TNT if impact occurs.
  • Ground telescopes will track the asteroid until April 2025, with the James Webb Space Telescope scheduled for March observations.
  • The next visibility window opens in 2028, leaving a three-year gap in observation capabilities.
  • Current impact probability remains higher than some notable statistical events, such as solo Bitcoin mining success at 0.098%.

The probability of a potentially devastating asteroid impact has significantly decreased, offering relief to global markets that have historically reacted sensitively to existential risks. The European Space Agency’s Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre has revised the impact probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 from 2.8% to 0.16%, following refined orbital calculations.

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The asteroid, NEO.ssa.esa.int/search-for-asteroids?tab=obs&des=2024YR4″>first discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile, poses potential risks comparable to the 1908 Tunguska event. According to NASA estimates, an impact could release energy equivalent to 7.7 megatons of TNT.

Former ISS crew member Chris Hadfield emphasized the magnitude of potential destruction: "Think of the destruction we wrought on each other in Hiroshima and Nagasaki—this is 500 times more powerful than that."

The probability fluctuations have caught attention in risk assessment circles. The odds, while diminished, remain higher than successfully solo mining a Bitcoin block, which stands at 0.098%.

NASA and ESA continue providing varying probability estimates, with the former reporting a drop from 3.1% to 1.5% on February 19, while ESA announced the current 0.16% figure on February 21.

The International Asteroid Warning Network is evaluating response strategies, particularly given the earlier probability exceeding 1%. Monitoring will continue until April 2025, with the next observation window opening in 2028, creating a significant data gap in risk assessment capabilities.

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