Updates on Asteroid 2024 YR4 have been slower during the full Moon, but experts say the precision of the object’s orbit is getting better. In March, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will focus on the potential threat to Earth providing the best estimate of its size.
As Astronomers refine the asteroid’s course accuracy, the Earth’s known path takes up a greater percentage of it until suddenly the likelihood of impact plummets to zero. There’s a good video about this. Jump to 7 min for the ;tldw
As Astronomers refine the asteroid’s course accuracy, the Earth’s known path takes up a greater percentage of it until suddenly the likelihood of impact plummets to zero. There’s a good video about this. Jump to 7 min for the ;tldw
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Was gonna post the same thing. Scott’s two videos on the topic are a great intro for the science-minded general public.