Asteroid 2024 YR4: Highest Impact Risk Ever Recorded

Astronomers have announced that asteroid 2024 YR4, 40 to 90 meters long, has a 3.1% chance of impacting the Earth on December 22, 2032. Although the probability is low, 2024 YR4 is currently the biggest impact threat ever recorded, surpassing the asteroid Apophis. Depending on its composition and trajectory, the impact could cause significant damage, such as an airburst or a crater about a kilometer in diameter. Experts are closely monitoring this space object.

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