Its safe to say were out of the woodsbut perhaps still in the backyard of uncertainty?
It just wouldnt cause a global cataclysm.
Torino 3s have a 1% or greater chance of collision capable of localized destruction, according to CNEOS.
2024 YR4 as seen by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.Image: ESO/O. Hainaut et al.
Current calculations show the chance of collision is extremely unlikely with no cause for public attention or public concern.
But asexperts told Gizmodo, this steady movement in the odds was expected.
Thats because, as astronomers narrowed the range of potential paths for the asteroid, Earth remained in it.
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