NASA makes 'emergency preparation' over asteroid that has chance of hitting Earth in next seven years
However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of 90m means it is roughly the size of Big Ben. The celestial body has been closely monitored by NASA since its December 2024 discovery.
YR4 were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the size of Washington, D.C ...
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"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years ... 2024 YR4 will disappear from view for a while after that, and astronomers will take time to interpret the telescope's ...
Credit: NASA "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand ... 2024 YR4 will disappear from view for a while after that, and astronomers will take time to interpret the ...
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