Summary
NASA has lowered the estimated risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in December 2032 to 1.5%, down from 3.1% a day earlier. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) estimate stands at 1.38%.
The asteroid, 40-90 meters wide, could cause significant city-level destruction but not a global catastrophe.
The projected impact corridor spans the Pacific, South America, Africa, and South Asia.
NASA also estimates a 0.8% chance of the asteroid hitting the Moon.
As long as it falls on the right city, it would do the entire world a massive, once in 500 years favor.
Unfortunately North America doesn’t fall under the possible impact zone
We have a few years to improve our asteroid deflection capabilities to change that
More proof that there’s no god.
If it does, I think a bunch of new religions are going to pop up.
There would be enough warning to get people out of the city.
Washington D.C. I hope.