New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth and Moon in December 2032 is relatively low, said scientists on Monday.

The asteroid discovered in December 2024, has been dubbed as the large 'city-killer'. Scientists have reported its enhanced chances of hitting Earth in December 2032.

"The mass of that asteroid is not very high as compared to Earth. So as far as Earth as a whole is concerned, the impact of the asteroid hitting Earth would be negligible," Astrophysicist Professor Varun Bhalerao from IIT Bombay told IANS. But, if the asteroid blows up in the atmosphere, it can create some explosion which will damage a lot of things, the expert noted.

Initially, NASA estimates showed it had a 3.1 per cent chance of stri...