Space rock 2024 YR4 still has 2.4% shot at smacking Earth

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The asteroid YR4, recently discovered by astronomers, now has a 3.1% chance of hitting the Earth in 2032.

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Space rock 2024 YR4 still has 2.4% shot at smacking Earth

Scientists refine estimates, but can't yet rule out an impact

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NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years

NASA has officially upgraded the likelihood of Earth being hit by asteroid 2024 YR4.

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Detailed images of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a tiny chance of impacting the Earth, have recently been taken by the Gemini South Observatory. The first detailed images of the asteroid 2024 YR4 You have certainly heard of the asteroid 2024 YR4 in recent weeks. Discovered last December, the latter could come into contact with the Earth in 2032, according to a trajectory calculation of the CNEOS,Center for Near Earth Object Studies and the Na…

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The asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected on December 27, 2023 by the El Sauce Observatory in Chile, has captured the attention of the global astronomical community because, according to NASA's latest calculations, the chances of impacting the Earth increased to 3.1% in December 2032. What is known so far? With an estimated size of between 40 and 90 meters wide, the 2024 YR4 does not represent a global danger; however, to impact, it could raze a cit…

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The discovery of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could impact the Earth, led the United Nations (UN) to activate for the first time in history the Protocol of Planetary Security, as in science fiction films. Although the probability of impact on our planet is minimal, questions remain as to which countries it might fall and what disaster it would cause.