The more important part is this It is about the same size as the "Tunguska asteroid" which impacted in 1908 in a largely uninhabited area. The old pictures/videos of the destruction is kind of insane. If that hits a populated area you may as well just level any building in like 10 miles.
Last week, scientists upgraded the risk that 2024 YR4 will hit Earth to 1-in-43 (2.3 per cent), with an impact date of December 22, 2032.
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>Being wiped out by a massive space rock that hits Earth at thousands of miles an hour may sound like a plot worthy of a Hollywood film.
But a newly-discovered space rock, called 2024 YR4, really is heading our way.
Only discovered at the end of last year, 2024 YR4 is somewhere between 130 to 300 ft (40 to 90 metres) in diameter – so likely bigger than the Statue of Liberty.
Last week, scientists upgraded the risk that 2024 YR4 will hit Earth to 1-in-43 (2.3 per cent), with an impact date of December 22, 2032.
Now, in a chilling update on X, a scientist says 'we might not be able to stop 2024 YR4' from hitting Earth, even with a deflection mission.
The more important part is this It is about the same size as the "Tunguska asteroid" which impacted in 1908 in a largely uninhabited area. The old pictures/videos of the destruction is kind of insane. If that hits a populated area you may as well just level any building in like 10 miles.
**Last week, scientists upgraded the risk that 2024 YR4 will hit Earth to 1-in-43 (2.3 per cent), with an impact date of December 22, 2032.**
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>>Being wiped out by a massive space rock that hits Earth at thousands of miles an hour may sound like a plot worthy of a Hollywood film.
But a newly-discovered space rock, called 2024 YR4, really is heading our way.
Only discovered at the end of last year, 2024 YR4 is somewhere between 130 to 300 ft (40 to 90 metres) in diameter – so likely bigger than the Statue of Liberty.
Last week, scientists upgraded the risk that 2024 YR4 will hit Earth to 1-in-43 (2.3 per cent), with an impact date of December 22, 2032.
Now, in a chilling update on X, a scientist says 'we might not be able to stop 2024 YR4' from hitting Earth, even with a deflection mission.
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