An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact to Earth.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

The threat of Asteroid 2024 YR4 has not gone away just yet. The near-Earth object was discovered in December and calculations of its orbit showed something concerning: there was a remote possibility that it was going to hit our planet.