YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

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With excellent optics and a fully internal zoom design, this lens is well-suited for lunar and solar photography.

Thanks to the transmission of our language, we have managed to survive,” explains Roger Kuyoc, who was born in Tizimín Yucatán, Mexico.

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

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YR4 was first reported to the Minor Planet Center – the international clearing house for small body positional measurements – ...