floofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoOdds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth just went up again, reaching new highglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down110
arrow-up1236arrow-down1external-linkOdds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth just went up again, reaching new highglobalnews.cafloofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 days agoNot 2028, but 2032. It is guaranteed to miss in 2028, but could potentially impact us in 2032
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaurlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoYeah, but it comes close enough in 2028 to get a good fix on its trajectory and to launch a mission to it.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoI see what you’re saying now, sorry. Yeah as it passes by we should be able to say with certainty when it actually will hit whether that is 2032 or 2432
Not 2028, but 2032. It is guaranteed to miss in 2028, but could potentially impact us in 2032
Yeah, but it comes close enough in 2028 to get a good fix on its trajectory and to launch a mission to it.
I see what you’re saying now, sorry. Yeah as it passes by we should be able to say with certainty when it actually will hit whether that is 2032 or 2432