Scientists warn there’s 1 in 50 chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth | BBC News
Published February 15, 2025
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The chances that an asteroid spotted last year by space scientists could strike Earth in around 8 years time have increased slightly. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is estimated to be between 40 and 90 meters wide and following a course that will bring it close to Earth in December 2032. Astronomers now estimate that the chance …
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