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There would be enough warning to organize evacuations, but hopefully, the asteroid won't hit the planet at all. Read more: It's difficult to picture ... that reach the surface aren't large enough ...

At its highest point a day earlier ... MetaBallStudios / SWNS This handout picture provided by NASA on January 31, 2025 shows asteroid 2024 YR4 as observed by the Magdalena Ridge telescope ...

These tiny sea creatures lived near the ocean surface or on the ... into the near-Earth asteroid Dimorphos to alter its trajectory - a strategy NASA could one day use to save the planet from ...