HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – University of Hawaii astronomers are playing a vital role in tracking an asteroid that was initially posed as a risk to earth.
UH astronomers are now saying asteroid 2024 YR4 is less likely to hit earth than previously anticipated.
Telescopes on Maunakea first spotted the “city killer” sized asteroid in December. Calculations predicted a 3% chance it would collide with earth in late 2032…