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We now know the shape of notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 that dominated headlines recently — it's probably 'suburban,' too


"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we did not think many Earth-crossing asteroids could originate from."

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