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‘Don’t have time’…Dire warning on ‘city-killer’ asteroid hurtling towards Earth as expert casts doubt on deflecting rock

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‘Don’t have time’…Dire warning on ‘city-killer’ asteroid hurtling towards Earth as expert casts doubt on deflecting rock

‘Don’t have time’…Dire warning on ‘city-killer’ asteroid hurtling towards Earth as expert casts doubt on deflecting rock

Source: The Sun

Published: Feb, 12 2025 12:00

SCIENTISTS do not have time to deflect the asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert has warned. It comes as the odds of the Earth-threatening space rock dubbed 2024 YR4 colliding with our planet have shortened to a 1-in-43 chance. Scientists say the enormous rock is between 40 and 100 metres wide and would wipe out humanity if it hits. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been rated as the highest risk ever recorded by the European Space Agency (ESA).

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