“The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?” If the JWST can’t rule out an impact in the next few months, we may have to wait until 2028 to know for sure. “Bit awkward, if so.”
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Today it’s back down to 1.5%. As they collect more data points the error range will decrease. Until then “keeps increasing” or decreasing is just noise.
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