Why Mumbai Is Being Linked To 'City Killer' Asteroid: All You Need To Know

Friday, 21 February 2025Newsdesk

Since the chance of the asteroid hitting our planet is above the threshold level of one per cent, space agencies across the world have been closely monitoring its trajectory.

New Delhi 21 February 2025

As per news report of NDTV,Asteroid 2024 YR4 is being keenly watched by astronomers since its discovery in December last year. Dubbed "city killer", the space rock now has an estimated 1.5 per cent (or 1 in 67) chance of striking our planet during a close flyby on December 22, 2032. Since the chance of the asteroid hitting our planet is above the threshold level of one per cent, space agencies across the world, including NASA, have been closely monitoring its trajectory.

Source - NDTV