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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
March 13, 2025
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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