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floofloof@lemmy.ca to [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth just went up again, reaching new high

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Odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth just went up again, reaching new high - National | Globalnews.ca
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The asteroid, big enough to wipe out an entire city, now has a higher chance of smashing into our home planet in 2032, according to NASA.
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    I hope it’s cataclysmic

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      It’s only a city-killer, but last I saw there were a few cities in the estimated impact area. Fortunately we’ll get a better idea of whether it’s going to hit in 2028. Plenty of time to launch a redirection mission or evacuate the danger zone.

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        Not 2028, but 2032. It is guaranteed to miss in 2028, but could potentially impact us in 2032

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          Yeah, but it comes close enough in 2028 to get a good fix on its trajectory and to launch a mission to it.

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            I see what you’re saying now, sorry. Yeah as it passes by we should be able to say with certainty when it actually will hit whether that is 2032 or 2432

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