Neil deGrasse Tyson has warned about Asteroid 2024-YR4, which poses a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth within eight years. It could impact on December 22, 2032, creating a blast as powerful as 7.7 megatons of TNT. The urgency of monitoring this threat is heightened by significant cuts to scientific research funding proposed by the Trump administration, potentially undermining the capabilities of agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF) to track and respond to such threats effectively.
Experts warn that if Asteroid 2024-YR4 hits Earth, its blast would be equivalent to 7.7 megatons of TNT, creating a 3,000-foot-wide crater.
Neil deGrasse Tyson stressed the importance of scientific funding, saying, 'Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin'.
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