"City-killer" asteroid now more likely to strike the Moon
As scientists have refined the projected path of asteroid 2024 YR4, the odds of it striking the Earth and potentially vaporizing a large city have been as high as 3.1%. NASA now puts the odds between 0.16 and 0.27%, on par with many near-earth asteroids that the Planetary Defense Coordination Office is trac…
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