Astronomers raise likelihood of YR4 asteroid hitting Earth to 2.3 per cent

News.com.au - 07/02
Astronomers have raised the likelihood of “city-killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth to 2.3 per cent, or roughly one in 43.

Astronomers have raised the likelihood of “city-killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth to 2.3 per cent, or roughly one in 43.

Just a week ago, the European Space Agency (ESA) placed the odds at 1.3 per cent, meaning nearly a 99 per cent chance of a near miss.

Spotted just before the new year by NASA-funded astronomers using a telescope in Chile, th...
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