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Look Up: A closer look at asteroid threats

ARTIST CONCEPTION OF Chicxulub crater shortly after an impact that resulted in a mass  extinction which included the dinosaurs. Image / Joe Tucciarone/Science Source

The extra column this month was spurred by the global news of the probability of an impact by asteroid 2024 YR4 in 2032 rising to 3.1%. As of Feb. 26, the probability was downgraded by NASA to near zero, though an impact with the moon has a 1.7% probability in late December of 2032.

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