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'That's impact probability zero folks!' Earth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4


"Asteroid 2024 YR4 has now been reassigned to Torino Scale Level Zero, the level for 'No Hazard' as additional tracking of its orbital path has reduced its possibility of intersecting the Earth to below the 1-in-1000 threshold."

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