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A decently big (50-meter) asteroid called 2024 YR4 has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here's what we know, and why I'm not terribly worried about it.

Will the asteroid 2024 YR4 hit Earth in 2032? Probably not.

DON’T PANIC! At the moment there’s a 99% chance it’ll miss.

Bad Astronomy Newsletter (badastronomy.beehiiv.com)

2024 was the hottest year on record. Ever.

In a few years you may remember it nostalgically as the coolest you've experienced since.

2024: the hottest year on record

It’s the hottest year we’ve ever lived through. It’s possibly the coolest we see from now on.

Bad Astronomy Newsletter (badastronomy.beehiiv.com)