Thursday, February 20, 2025

Why “city-killer” asteroid YR4’s impact probability keeps increasing

 Hey, Space Placers!

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If a massive asteroid, similar in size to 2024 YR4 or the body that created the Tunguska Event, were to stream through our atmosphere and collide with our planet, it could potentially level an entire city, causing trillions of dollars worth of damage and killing hundreds of thousands or more.

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Here is an EXCELLENT - AND DETAILED - article on asteroid 2024 YR4 by my friend Ethan Siegel.

Stay tuned!

Sky Guy in VA

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