A giant asteroid, roughly the size of a football field, was spotted hurtling through space — and for a moment, it looked like it could hit Earth. Astronomers scrambled to analyze its path, and the good news? Earth is safe. But the Moon… might not be so lucky. This video unpacks everything we know about asteroid 2024 YR4, its unpredictable future, and why scientists are keeping a very close eye on it. If you're into space drama, science updates, or cosmic near-misses, this one's for you. Credit:<br />CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/:<br />2024 YR4: by ESO/O. Hainaut et al., https://www.eso.org/public/videos/YR4-2/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2024_YR4_ESO-VLT.gif<br />Asteroid 2024 YR4: by ESO/O. Hainaut, https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2505a/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asteroid_2024_YR4_observed_with_ESO’s_Very_Large_Telescope_(eso2505a).tiff<br />Isolated Stadium: by mostafasami, https://skfb.ly/oBGr6<br />Asteroid low poly: by pasquill, https://skfb.ly/oz7ZN<br />Antarctic Meteorite: by NASA Astromaterials 3D, CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/, https://skfb.ly/oU6TS<br />separation of LICIACube: by NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben/Jessica Tozer, https://dart.jhuapl.edu/Gallery/media/videos/DART_AnimatedSequence-2020.mp4, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DART_AnimatedSequence-2020_from_launch_to_impact_along_with_separation_of_LICIACube.webm<br />Lunar Impact: by Science@NASA and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11278<br />Lunar Exploration: by NASA, https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/small-spacecraft-technology-program/nasa-cubesats-play-big-role-in-lunar-exploration/<br />Earth's Trojan Asteroids: by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12504/<br />Asteroid Mission: by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14763/<br />Armageddon / Touchstone Pictures and co-producers<br />Animation is created by Bright Side.<br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ <br /><br />Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV <br />Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Our Social Media: <br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/ <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official <br />TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en <br /><br />Stock materials (photos, footages and other): <br />https://www.depositphotos.com <br />https://www.shutterstock.com <br />https://www.eastnews.ru <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
