The American space agency detected and reported that this object has the name of 2024 YR4 and could impact on 2032. The asteroid has a size between 40 and 90 meters wide and is classified at level 3 of the Torino scale.
The continuous research and analysis of the space, They always had their fictitious part where the possibility of living the impact of a meteorite either asteroid On Earth captivated the imagination of many. However, it is not so far from reality, since the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), warned of an impact on our planet with the higher probabilities ever registered.
According to the new discoveries and observations, the POT detected and reported a statement on the presence of the asteroid known as 2024 YR4discovered at the end of December 2024 by the Atlas system in Chilewhich has a size between 40 and 90 meters wide that could hit the earth in a couple of years.
The particularity that this object has and for what captivated the attention of several scientists and experts, is because it has a possibility of impact close to 1%what although it sounds and is perceived as little, there is no other asteroid registered until the date you have such risk.
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When could the asteroid collide and what impact would have
The name by which this object is recognized is 2024 YR4which has a size of between 40 and 90 meters wide and that is classified in the Level 3 of the Torino scalea parameter that indicates real impact probabilities. Currently, its closest step is recorded to 1,500 kilometers awaythe closest that many earthly orbit satellites have been.
“The analysis of this asteroid near the Earth, designated 2024 YR4, indicates that it has More than 1% chance of impacting with the Earthwhich also means that there is a 99% probability that it does not impact. This initial analysis will change over time as more observations are collected, “said the POT.
The American space agency He affirmed, according to all his most recent exams, the impact could occur the December 22, 2032. At first glance it is projected as something extremist and catastrophic, but its impact would not represent a Severe global riskbut consequences and impact on some area in punctual.
Source: Ambito
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