NASA Plans Defense Against Potential Asteroid Impact

CosmicTaco · 2025-02-20T11:52:45.170687+05:30

- NASA and international agencies are devising a plan to destroy asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. - The asteroid, 130-300 feet wide, could impact major cities, putting 110 million people at risk. - Agencies are monitoring the asteroid's path and preparing potential countermeasures, including explosive interventions. Source: [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/us/nasa-looking-ways-destroy-asteroid-could-strike-earth-kill-city), [New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/02/19/us-news/nasa-plotting-how-to-destroy-city-killer-astroid-that-has-1-5-chance-of-hitting-earth-heres-how-it-would-work/)

NASA and international agencies are devising a plan to destroy asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
The asteroid, 130-300 feet wide, could impact major cities, putting 110 million people at risk.
Agencies are monitoring the asteroid's path and preparing potential countermeasures, including explosive interventions.

Source: Fox News, New York Post