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Hey, Space Fans!
Happy
Monday and we're starting off the week with a big (think huge space
rock wize) weight off our minds as astronomers just dramatically reduced
the potential threat risk of the newfound asteroid 2024 YR4 down to
miniscule odds. The asteroid briefly set a record for the highest threat
level ever, at a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
"The
NASA JPL Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) now lists the 2024
YR4 impact probability as 0.00005 (0.005%) or 1-in-20,000 for its
passage by Earth in 2032," Richard Binzel, Professor of Planetary
Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and creator
of the Torino scale exclusively told Space.com. "That's impact
probability zero folks!"
Whew!
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