Despite a brief panic, asteroid 2024 YR4 isn't likely to hit us anytime soon, but we can still study the asteroid up close to help us understand these space rocks.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!

Source: space
Source Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/asteroids/asteroid-2024-yr4-no-longer-poses-a-threat-heres-why-we-should-send-a-spacecraft-there-anyway