welcome
BBC

BBC

Science

Science

YR4 asteroid: The hits and near-misses you never hear about

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

80% Informative

2024 YR4 has a 0.28% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 , down from 3.1% earlier this week .

Scientists say it is now more likely to smash into the Moon , with the probability of that happening at 1% .

Asteroids are rocky pieces left over from the formation of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago .

Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia could have element denser than anything found on Earth .

Asteroid could give real-world answers to questions they have only been able to simulate using computers.

It would help them test the scenarios they have modelled about asteroid impacts on Earth , helping create better predictions.

VR Score

85

Informative language

87

Neutral language

24

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links