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Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth

FILE PHOTO: Light pollution threatens clear sky views for Chilean astronomers

The Very Large Telescope, or VLT observatory,  located on the Cerro Paranal in the Atacama desert, Chile, on Jan. 25.

 Rodrigo Gutierrez/reuters

WASHINGTON � New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a collision with this space rock about 130-300 feet wide.

The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is orbiting on a path that will bring it close to Earth in 2032, with scientists previously calculating impact probability at around 3%, the highest value ever recorded for such an object.



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