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The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.
The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...
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Based on its path, speed, and size, scientists have determined potential impact sites for YR4 in 2024. Impact projections are ...