Scientists first spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 in December, initially calculating a record-high 3.1% chance of impact. While the odds have since dropped, questions remain. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to break it all down.

At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years. Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin,”

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says we needn’t worry about the “mansion-sized” asteroid heading toward Earth. The chances of 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keep shifting, NASA reports. In a recent update shared by NASA the asteroid now has a 1.

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter on Saturday (February 15) to weigh in on the news. He wrote: “At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.

(Web Desk) - Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has issued a grave warning about a 'city-killer' asteroid that has a chance of hitting Earth.

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson issued a grave warning about the ‘city-killer’ asteroid that could impact Earth. He said on X last week: “At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one in fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years. Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.”

YR4 has a chance to crash into the Earth in 2032 when the "mansion-sized" space rock approaches our planet with enough power behind it to be 500 times stronger than WW2 atomic bombs