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"There is no planet B [habitable to human beings]."

"I would never say we can never reach the stars and possible habitable planets."

"The discovery of Gliese 12 b is a stepping stone towards finding potentially habitable planets."

The discovery of several smaller and cooler stars is "the best bet for finding habitable planets."

"[W]e're more likely to detect planets in the habitable zone with TESS [NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite]."

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"There is still a 96.2 percent chance that the asteroid will miss the Moon."

"The risk of an Earth impact has since dropped to zero, but there's still a slim chance 2024 YR4 could hit the moon in 2032 — 3.8% likelihood as of early April."

"As of now, there is still a 97.9% chance of a miss with respect to Earth."

Asteroid 2024 YR4 "has a 1.3% probability of striking earth on Dec 22, 2032 (i.e., it has a 98.7% chance of missing earth)."

"Now we know the Earth isn't in danger, I'm very excited by the 3-4% chance asteroid 2024YR4 might hit the Moon."

"As of mid-2025, the asteroid's chance of striking Earth in 2032 is virtually zero."

Will the Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hit Earth/Moon?

NASA officials stated at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Phoenix that approximately 15,000 medium-sized asteroids, measuring at least 140 meters in diameter, remain undetected near Earth and could cause severe regional damage.

NASA officials stated at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Phoenix that approximately 15,000 medium-sized asteroids, measuring at least 140 meters in diameter, remain undetected near Earth and could cause severe regional damage.

Scientists estimate there are roughly 25,000 asteroids measuring more than 140 meters in diameter orbiting near Earth, but NASA has only located about 40 percent of them, according to Dr. Kelly Fast, the agency's Planetary Defense Officer.

Scientists estimate there are roughly 25,000 asteroids measuring more than 140 meters in diameter orbiting near Earth, but NASA has only located about 40 percent of them, according to Dr. Kelly Fast, the agency's Planetary Defense Officer.

The 2022 Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission successfully altered an asteroid's trajectory by crashing a 610-kilogram spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos at 14,000 miles per hour, demonstrating a potential planetary defense method.

The 2022 Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission successfully altered an asteroid's trajectory by crashing a 610-kilogram spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos at 14,000 miles per hour, demonstrating a potential planetary defense method.

Dr. Nancy Chabot, who led the DART mission at Johns Hopkins University, warned that no similar spacecraft currently exists ready for deployment if a threatening asteroid were detected heading toward Earth tomorrow.

Dr. Nancy Chabot, who led the DART mission at Johns Hopkins University, warned that no similar spacecraft currently exists ready for deployment if a threatening asteroid were detected heading toward Earth tomorrow.

NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission, scheduled to launch next year, will use thermal signatures to detect both bright and dark asteroids, aiming to catalog more than 90 percent of near-Earth objects exceeding 140 meters in diameter within a decade.

NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission, scheduled to launch next year, will use thermal signatures to detect both bright and dark asteroids, aiming to catalog more than 90 percent of near-Earth objects exceeding 140 meters in diameter within a decade.

Dr. Fast explained that large asteroids are relatively easy to track due to their size, while small debris strikes Earth frequently without significant harm, but the 140-meter category poses the greatest challenge being substantial enough to cause catastrophic damage yet small enough to evade detection.

Dr. Fast explained that large asteroids are relatively easy to track due to their size, while small debris strikes Earth frequently without significant harm, but the 140-meter category poses the greatest challenge being substantial enough to cause catastrophic damage yet small enough to evade detection.

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