On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow-up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is on a path that might lead to a collision with our planet on 22 December 2032.
With the way things are going I expect that right before it hits: the USA will elect a stable and progressive government; the UK will rejoin the EU; Northern Ireland will reunite with the Republic of Ireland; Ukraine will expel the Russian army; Russia will oust Putin and become more open and progressive; Israel and Palestine peacefully resolve their conflicts; Arab states democratize liberally; China recognizes Taiwan’s independence; etc., etc.
Another 7 years?!? Cmon already…
With the way things are going I expect that right before it hits: the USA will elect a stable and progressive government; the UK will rejoin the EU; Northern Ireland will reunite with the Republic of Ireland; Ukraine will expel the Russian army; Russia will oust Putin and become more open and progressive; Israel and Palestine peacefully resolve their conflicts; Arab states democratize liberally; China recognizes Taiwan’s independence; etc., etc.