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Lab Notes: What history can teach us about ‘city-killer’ asteroids

Lab Notes: What history can teach us about ‘city-killer’ asteroids

An asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 is causing a stir among the space community and a frenzy in the media. It currently has a 2.3 per cent chance of crashing into Earth three days before Christmas in 2032. But this is not our first asteroid rodeo. Get in touch with us: [email protected]

The Science Show · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

February 18, 202513m 11s

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Show Notes

An asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 is causing a stir among the space community and a frenzy in the media. It currently has a 2.3 per cent chance of crashing into Earth three days before Christmas in 2032. But this is not our first asteroid rodeo. 

Get in touch with us: [email protected]

Topics

NASAHadrien DevillepoixDesert Fireball NetworkCurtin UniversityLab NotesBelinda Smith2024 YR4Aphophis asteroidChelyabinskTunguska event