NASA states that the likelihood of asteroid 2007 FT3 colliding with Earth in 2024 is highly unlikely.
Scientists initially discovered the asteroid in 2007, but they eventually lost sight of it.
Concerns about a 54-million-ton asteroid hitting Earth this year have been allayed by NASA.
In response to a November report from GB News, the space agency issued a statement regarding the 2007 FT3 asteroid's potential impact on Earth in 2024.
After being first detected in 2007, the 984-foot asteroid was eventually categorized as a "lost asteroid" by scientists who eventually lost track of it.
According to GB News, the probability of an asteroid colliding with Earth was estimated to be approximately 1 in 10 million on March 3, 2030, or 1 in 11.5 million on October 5, 2024.
NASA stated to The Standard that there are no imminent asteroid impact threats to Earth in the upcoming century. NASA and its collaborators are constantly monitoring the skies to detect, trace, and classify asteroids and NEOs, including those that approach Earth.
Scientists gathered data on the asteroid before it went off course, and it was later added to NASA's Sentry list of potential Earth impacts.
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