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'Just the tip of the iceberg': Why risky asteroids like 2024 YR4 will pester Earth for decades to come
based on a NASA asteroid hazard comparison chart. Binzel compared 2024 YR4 to asteroid Apophis, which reached Level 4 on the Torino scale in 2004 before dropping to Level 0. Named after Apep ...
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What causes asteroid 2024 YR4’s impact probability to keep changing? Find out here
NASA and ESA are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially had a higher collision probability with Earth than the Apophis asteroid. New data has since lowered the impact risk to 1.5% ...
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The riskiest asteroid on record now has near-zero chance of hitting Earth
Early last week, 2024 YR4 briefly broke a record once reached by the asteroid Apophis after it was first spotted in 2004. At its peak threat level, 2024 YR4 reached a 3 on the Torino Scale and had ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4’s chances of colliding with Earth drop near zero
From record-breaking to nonthreateningEarly last week, 2024 YR4 briefly broke a record once reached by the asteroid Apophis after it was first spotted in 2004.At its peak threat level, 2024 YR4 ...
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Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
While the asteroid won't again be observable from Earth until June 2028, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to ...