NASA Boosts Odds of Massive ‘Killer’ Asteroid Striking Earth
If it hits, the explosion would be 500 times as powerful as the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and have a blast radius of more than 30 miles.
NASA has upped the chances of a recently discovered asteroid — nicknamed “the city destroyer” or “the city killer” — colliding with Earth.
The asteroid, officially known as “Asteroid 2024 YR4,” was discovered on December 27, 2024, and is listed as the most dangerous space object near Earth. It was recently placed on NASA’s risk list of near-Earth objects.
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