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University of Helsinki: Asteroid Impact Threat Estimates Improved for the Earth and the Moon
April 04, 2025
HELSINKI, Finland, April 4 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release:

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Asteroid impact threat estimates improved for the Earth and the Moon

An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates for the year 2032 has been reduced from a peak of 3 percent to below 0.001 percent.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever n . . .

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