Asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of hitting Earth just got a lot smaller

In December, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), located in Chile, identified an asteroid they automatically designated 2024 2024 YR4. The solar system is flooded with asteroids that range in size from sand grains to planetoids, and NASA tracks as many of them as they can, plotting their trajectories to make sure they stayContinue reading “Asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of hitting Earth just got a lot smaller”
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