Asteroid 2024 YR4, 'di na banta sa Earth; 0.0005% na lang ang impact probability

2/26/2025

Malaking balita nitong mga nakaraang araw, ang isa raw asteroid na posibleng tumama sa ating planeta. Ano na kaya ang latest update dito?

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00:00Good evening, Kapuso! I am your Kuya Kim and I will give you the trivia behind the trending news.

00:10The big news of the past few days is about an asteroid that might hit our planet. What is the latest update on this?

00:17There have been a lot of alarms about an asteroid that might hit our planet in 2032.

00:27This is the Asteroid 2024-YR4, which is estimated to be 130 to 300 feet in size.

00:33Just last week, it was estimated to hit our planet with a 3.1% chance.

00:38The impact of this asteroid might be similar to a nuclear explosion.

00:42It is also 500 times stronger than the Hiroshima bomb.

00:45There is good news. After the successful study of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies of NASA in the trajectory of 2024-YR4,

00:53this week, the impact probability of the estimated asteroid was found to be 1 in 20,000 or 0.005%.

01:00It is now Level 0 in the Torino Impact Hazard Scale.

01:03This means that it is no longer a threat to our planet.

01:06But did you know that this is not the only asteroid that might hit Earth?

01:10Another asteroid was discovered and it was estimated to be the most hazardous asteroid that might hit Earth in 2029 or four years from now.

01:17What kind of asteroid is it? And there is something we should be worried about.

01:26This is the Asteroid 999-42 Apophis Near-Earth Object, which is 1,100 feet in size.

01:32It was discovered in 2004 and it was estimated to be one of the most hazardous asteroids on our planet.

01:38This might hit Earth in 2029.

01:41But with the help of a radar campaign observation in March 2021,

01:45and precise orbit analysis,

01:47the experts of Apophis, like the 2024-YR4,

01:51there is also no risk of hitting Earth in the next century.

01:56Thank you, Lord.

01:57For more trivia behind the viral news, post or just comment,

02:01Hashtag Kuya Kim, what's next?

02:02Always remember, the important thing is to know.

02:05I am Kuya Kim and I will answer you.

02:0724 Hours.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, 'di na banta sa Earth; 0.0005% na lang ang impact probability | 24 Oras

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