According to CNEOS, this asteroid has a more than 1% chance of hitting our planet, but it's reassuring that the article uses the phrase, in the unlikely event.
Is it the end of the world as we know it? The article doesn't answer that question.
Will you get the washing in in time?
Asteroid 2024 YR4 reaches level 3 on the Torino Scale
ESA actively monitoring near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4
The European Space Agency (ESA) Planetary Defence Office is closely monitoring the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a very small chance of…
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