NASA is closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 2.6% chance of impacting Earth on December 12, 2032, according to recent assessments. This is a significant increase from an initial estimate of one in a thousand. The asteroid, approximately 54 meters in diameter, poses a considerable threat due to potential destruction upon impact. Observations led to this revised assessment, giving it a score of three on the Torino Scale, which indicates a noteworthy risk meriting scientific attention for future mitigation efforts.
‘NASA has quietly increased the chances that this deadly space rock will smash into the planet in 2032.’
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