Newly Discovered Asteroid Is Now at ‘Highest-Risk’ for Colliding With Earth in 2032

About Newly Discovered Asteroid Is Now at ‘Highest-Risk’ for Colliding With Earth in 2032

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was only just discovered on Christmas Day last year, flying uncomfortably close to our planet, just 500,000 miles away. That’s roughly twice the distance of the Earth to the Moon, but it might get much closer next time.

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1 min 15 sec

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2025