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

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

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The asteroid 2024 YR4 is still news. If only a few hours ago the probability of impact on Earth increased to 2.6%, it has now reached 3.1%. According to data updated by NASA and based on 370 observations for almost 55 days, since last December 25, the intergalactic rock does not decline in probability of impact against Earth, which is estimated to occur on December 22, 2032. The asteroid, which the space agency estimates could be about 57.5 mete…

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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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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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