Time to breathe a sigh of relief. The asteroid that once posed the greatest impact risk to Earth in recorded history now has an effective 0% chance of striking our planet. The probability of asteroid… [+5314 chars]
Earth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 'That's impact probability zero folks!' - Space.com
"Asteroid 2024 YR4 has now been reassigned to Torino Scale Level Zero, the level for 'No Hazard' as additional tracking of its orbital path has reduced its possibility of intersecting the Earth to below the 1-in-1000 threshold."
By:Robert Lea
Source:Space.com
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