Listen as these researchers detail how they’re able to track far more asteroids of all sizes.
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With a newly-discovered asteroid in the spotlight for its potential to collide with Earth in 2032, scientists at MIT are discussing with NBC10 Boston their new asteroid-detecting method that will be used to help track 2024 YR4.
2024 YR4 had about a 1 in 43 chance of crashing into Earth in seven years as of last week — if it did hit, experts say it could burn up in the atmosphere, or cause local damage, since it's estimated to be between 130 and 300 feet across.
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MIT planetary scientists Julien de Wit, Artem Burdanov and Richard Binzel join NBC10 Boston for a discussion on 2024 YR4 and their novel new method for tracking space rocks.
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