Artist’s impression of an asteroid nearing the moon
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is on a possible crash course with Earth, however there’s a really slight probability the moon may take the hit.
Primarily based on present observations, there’s a 2.1 per cent probability that the asteroid – about so long as the Leaning Tower of Pisa is tall – will crash into our planet on 22 December 2032. Though it is vitally more likely to miss, a direct strike on a populated space could be catastrophic. However whether it is actually heading instantly our manner, new calculations present that there…
