floofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoOdds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth just went up again, reaching new highglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOdds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth just went up again, reaching new highglobalnews.cafloofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoYep, the plan to redirect it, if needed, would’ve been to hit it as it went past in 2028. (Its orbit has been refined enough by now to be nearly certain it won’t hit the Earth).
Yep, the plan to redirect it, if needed, would’ve been to hit it as it went past in 2028. (Its orbit has been refined enough by now to be nearly certain it won’t hit the Earth).