A recently discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, sparked the first-ever global alert from the International Asteroid Warning Network after it showed a small but real chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Finnish astronomers and an international team jumped into action,

NASA says the chances of an asteroid dubbed ‘2024 YR4’ hitting the lunar surface have doubled since February. The odds of an asteroid recently discovered by scientists hitting the Moon are increasing, and the prospect has astronomers excited instead of alarmed.

YR4, initially feared to be a significant threat to Earth, now poses near-zero risk to our planet, thanks to ongoing observations by NASA and the James Webb Space Telescope. However, there's a 2% chance it could collide with the Moon in 2032,