Headline: UNCAPTIONED: ESA Monitors Asteroid with 1 in 83 Chance of Earth Impact
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ESA Monitors Asteroid with 1 in 83 Chance of Earth Impact. The European Space Agency (ESA) is closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4 a football-pitch-sized space rock with a one in 83 chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. Measuring 100m by 40m, the asteroid is currently 27 million miles away. It will most likely pass within a few thousand miles of Earth’s orbit. Most experts predict a near miss, but if the impact risk is confirmed, ESA plans to recommend a "spacecraft-based response" to the United Nations. Despite the uncertainty, Dr. Simeon Barber from the Open University advises against panic explaining that early detection systems often overestimate collision risks.
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Keywords: Science & Technology,ESA,European Space Agency,asteroid,monitoring,YR4,football-pitch-sized,space rock,chance,hitting,earth,December 2032,impact,pass,orbit,United Nations,spacecraft-based response,early detection systems,possible,damage
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