Video shows what may happen if an asteroid strikes the Earth in 2032
Ready or not, 2024 YR4 is coming to an orbit near you.
Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while astronomers warn that the moon could be in the line of fire as well.
“Showing just over ~2% impact probability on Earth,” Dr. David Rankin, operations manager of the University of Arizona’s Catalina Sky Survey, wrote in a viral post on Blue Sky Social, alongside a video simulation of the rock’s potential impact.