The odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth have climbed. Should we be worried?
Last week, the European Space Agency (ESA) gave the asteroid a 1.3 per cent chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) said Thursday that the likelihood of impact has now reached 2.3 per cent.
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
YR4 has just over a 2% chance of hitting Earth, according to NASA, but experts say there's no need to panic yet.
The latest calculations show that the asteroid known as "2024 YR4" has an increased chance of striking our planet in Dec.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
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如果2024 YR4小行星真的撞击了地球，会造成什么后果？2025 年 2 月初，根据天文观测，2024 YR4 的估计直径在 40 米到 90 米，为石质 S 型或 L 型小行星。NASA 估计其直径为 54 米（几何反照率 0.154）、密度为 2.6 克每立方厘米。 以上述 NASA ...
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NASA Raises the Risk of 2024 YR4 Impacting Earth on December 22, 2032NASA calculates a 2.3% chance of the asteroid, over 50 meters in size, impacting our planet. The Space Agency and NASA have recalculated their predictions, and the chances of the asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
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