ASTEROID 2024 YRR4, a large space rock has been in the headlines since being discovered in December last year. Earlier this week, scientists increased the possibility of striking asteroid to the Earth above the threshold level of one percent, but later reduced them by 0.28%. Now new predictions of moon-level collision have come to light.
The US Space Agency NASA said in a post on X, “The new data collected on last night (February 19-20) dropped the impact obstacles of the asteroid 2024 YR4 to 0.28%in December 2032. Monitoring continues.”
After predicting astronomers, the city’s killer asteroid made headlines for the first time that the possibility of killing the earth during his close approach on December 22, 2032 is 1.5 percent, or 1 in 67. Its trajectory new development reduces the possibility of an Earth-Earth collision.
Expected damage in earth-affection
According to NASA, the damage caused by an affected asteroid depends greatly on the exact size and structure of the asteroid. “The exact size of 2024 YR4 is still uncertain, but an airburst is a possible landscape to its size range,” NASA said.
Suggesting the potential impact of a strike, NASA reported that an airball of small size range, about 130 – 200 feet (40 – 60 meters) can shatter windows or cause minor structural damage in a city Is. Meanwhile, an asteroid of about 300 feet (90 m) in size can cause severe damage, which can potentially affect residential structures in a city that can fall, and the windows can be shattered in large areas. .
Drinking moon clash
Initially, space scientists suggested 3.1% probability of killing the Earth in 2032, but now experts suggest that the moon is now more likely to be demolished. It is estimated to be around 130 to 300 feet wide, 1 percent of the striking space rock on the moon.
In particular, many space objects have passed close to the Earth as compared to the Moon because 2024 YR4 was first seen, which is a close miss in celestial terms.
