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Scientists Warn Asteroid Larger Than Previously Estimated Poses Greater Threat of City-Level Destruction

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Scientists Warn Asteroid Larger Than Previously Estimated Poses Greater Threat of City-Level Destruction

April 4, 2025 news0Tagged asteroid, CityLevel, dailymail, destruction, Earth, Estimated, Greater, Larger, Nasa, Poses, previously, sciencetech, scientists, Threat, United Nations, warn

Scientists Issue Urgent Update on "City-Destroying" Asteroid 2024 YR4 Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially flagged as a potential threat to Earth in 2032, is even larger than previously estimated, according to new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Originally thought to be 40 meters (131 feet) wide, the asteroid now measures 60 meters (200 […]