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Will an asteroid really hit Earth in 2032?!
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Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032.
The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates a 99% likelihood that it will pass safely, but a collision cannot yet be ruled out. Measuring between 40m and 90m in size, YR4 could cause significant damage if it were to hit a populated area, though an ocean or remote landfall is more probable.
Guest: Aaron Boley - Associate Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of British Columbia
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6107 episodes
Manage episode 464985589 series 2342424
Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032.
The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates a 99% likelihood that it will pass safely, but a collision cannot yet be ruled out. Measuring between 40m and 90m in size, YR4 could cause significant damage if it were to hit a populated area, though an ocean or remote landfall is more probable.
Guest: Aaron Boley - Associate Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of British Columbia
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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