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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Threat Level Now Minuscule (science.social)
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Threat Level Now Minuscule

https://blog.joshuniverse.com/asteroid-2024-yr4-threat-level-now-minuscule

Asteroid 2024 YR4's impact risk drops to 0.001% due to refined observations, illustrating advancements in planetary defense strategies.

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[–] mapmyhike@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Miniscule or the tRump administration squashed reporting on it just like he wanted to cease testing for covid so the "numbers will go down." or stopping NOAH from reporting hurricanes or climate change. If no one reports it, it doesn't exist. Carry on.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Ugh. Make America Ignorant Again ☠️

[–] Yankee_Self_Loader@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

Well, damn.

[–] y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

I don't understand why 2% wasn't considered miniscule to begin with