India, April 3 -- The asteroid 2024 YR4, initially feared to be a "city-killer", is no longer considered a serious threat to Earth. However, new research suggests it still has a slim chance of colliding with the moon.

According to astronomer Andrew Rivkin, as reported by New Scientist, the asteroid has a 2% chance of striking the moon in 2032. This marks a slight increase from the 1.7% chance of hitting the moon estimated by NASA in February. "There still remains a very small chance for asteroid 2024 YR4 to impact the Moon on Dec. 22, 2032. That probability is currently 1.7%," NASA said.

2024 YR4, nearly the size of a football field, was detected in December 2024. At that time, NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies estimated a 3% ...