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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Study Mission Planned for 2028

3/13/2025

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Astronomers have dismissed the threat of a collision with near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 in 2032, yet it still poses a potential hazard. Excitingly, researchers are considering mission plans to study YR4, with a possible launch in 2028, aiming to deepen our knowledge of the solar system and bolster planetary defense efforts.

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Astronomers have dismissed the threat of a collision with near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 in 2032, yet it still poses a potential hazard. Excitingly, researchers are considering mission plans to study YR4, with a possible launch in 2028, aiming to deepen our knowledge of the solar system and bolster planetary defense efforts.