A new asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been found to be on the ground of conflict with the Earth, with a possible impact date on December 22, 2032. The asteroid, discovered just at the end of last year, has a diameter of 40 to 90 meters, that is, probably greater than the statue of freedom. Last week, scientists upgraded the possibility of a 2024 YR4 conflict with Earth at 1 at 43 (2.3%). In a worrying update on the X platform (formerly Twitter), scientist Dr. Robin George Andrews said it may not be possible to prevent conflict, even with diversion. Dr. Andrews, a volcano and writer based in London, pointed out that there are less than eight years to deal with the threat, and it takes at least 10 years to design and perform a asteroid diversion mission. “We don’t have much time,” he said. NASA had successfully carried out the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) in 2022, […]
Source: News Beast
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