2024 YR4 Asteroid Near-Misses
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YR4 asteroid: The hits and near-misses you never hear about

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2024 YR4 has a 0.28% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 , down from 3.1% earlier this week .
Scientists say it is now more likely to smash into the Moon , with the probability of that happening at 1% .
Asteroids are rocky pieces left over from the formation of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago .
Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia could have element denser than anything found on Earth .
Asteroid could give real-world answers to questions they have only been able to simulate using computers.
It would help them test the scenarios they have modelled about asteroid impacts on Earth , helping create better predictions.
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