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Subject: Re: "NASA to study "city-killer" asteroid as odds of hitting Earth go
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On Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:45:01 -0800, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

> On 2/11/2025 5:12 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> "NASA to study "city-killer" asteroid as odds of hitting Earth go up"
>> 
>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-to-study-city-killer-
>> asteroid-as-odds-of-hitting-earth-go-up/ar-AA1yLdde
>> 
>> "Astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space
>> Telescope to study an asteroid that has a small chance of striking
>> Earth less than eight years from now. Characterized as a potential
>> "city-killer," the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds
>> of impacting our planet have increased slightly since then, according
>> to the European Space Agency."
>> 
>> “The space rock is formally named 2024 YR4. Scientists say it currently
>> carries a 2% risk of making contact with Earth when it eventually
>> reaches this part of the solar system on Dec. 22, 2032. Although the
>> asteroid will most likely pass by without issue, those tasked with
>> monitoring its physical attributes and potential have shifted upward
>> the probability of a crash since 2024 YR4 was initially discovered.”
>> 
>> Am I the only person who is suspicious of NASA crying wolf ?
>> 
> I don't see any wolf crying.  They are refining their data to improve
> their accuracy.

Between now and May at least it won't match bird flu, Chinese
AI or constitutional upheaval at generating scary headlines.