The astronomer told about an asteroid potentially dangerous for the Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is considered the most dangerous for Earth due to the likelihood of its entry into the planet's atmosphere, but the risk of collision remains extremely low. This was announced on June 30 by Evgeny Burmistrov, an expert in the field of astronomy at Perm National Research Polytechnic University.

"At the moment, close attention is focused on the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which is estimated to enter the Earth's atmosphere on December 22, 2032," he said in an interview with TASS.

According to Burmistrov, if a celestial body collides with the Earth, it can lead to significant damage within a radius of about 30 km from the impact site. However, he stressed that the probability of such a scenario is approximately 0.0017%, so there is no cause for concern.

Burmistrov noted that during the asteroid's next approach to Earth in 2028, scientists will be able to more accurately determine its trajectory and clarify possible risks.Газета.Ru ".

The expert also recalled that modern technologies already make it possible to change the orbits of asteroids. As an example, he cited the mission of the DART spacecraft, which, after colliding with the Dimorph asteroid, changed its motion parameters by thousands of km.

"This is enough for a dangerous space body to pass by the Earth," Burmistrov concluded.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has denied rumors about a possible collision of the asteroid 2024 YR4 with the Moon in 2032. Based on the data obtained, experts from the Center for Near-Earth Object Research at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced that the 2024 YR4 will fly past the Moon at a distance of 13.2 thousand miles on December 22, 2032.