The most famous astrophysicist in the world Neil de Grass Tyson made a terrible warning about the asteroid - the " The scientist significantly increased the chances that the asteroid of 2024 YRA, having a width of 40 to 100 meters, can crash into the ground.

Although according to NASA, this space stone now has 2.3 percent of the probability of a direct blow to our planet. However, the data may still change, since the asteroid will approach the Earth on December 22, 2032, writes Dailymail.

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Experts say that if this space stone hit the ground, he left the crater with a width of more than 900 meters on the surface. And his explosion would be 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during the Second World War.

And although the chances of a direct blow are low, scientists from around the world will carefully observe an asteroid in order to know as soon as possible whether it will become a serious threat to the earth. And if this happens, space agencies will have enough time to launch a defense mission.

However, the Trump administration seriously reduces research financing. The National Scientific Fund (NSF) froze its process of approving grants and new expenses in January 2025 in response to the order of President Trump.

It is worth noting that NSF is the largest sponsor of scientific research in the country. However, this month, the agency said to prepare for the dismissal of half of the staff and two -thirds of financing.

Other federal scientific agencies are also faced with dismissal and reduction in financing. Many scientists, including astronomers, expressed serious concern that this can mean for scientific progress in the United States.

Now that the asteroid of 2024 YR4 has a chance to hit our planet, obstructing research efforts can have destructive consequences, experts say.

“Now, perhaps, a bad time to reduce science expenses,” Nil de Grass Tyson emphasized in the message of Khastrophysicist.