Chance of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025

18:00 - 10 Dec 2025

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A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance of it impacting the planet

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502472-chance-of-a-devastating-asteroid-impact-briefly-spiked-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

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Publication date: 2025-12-10 18:00:06
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