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Alright, thanks for coming back in. And the second here, the scientists, as I said, are considering using asteroid 2024-YR4 for hits and moves. And some earlier predictions indicated that the asteroid had a relatively high probability of striking the Earth in 2032. Now this might not sound like a relatively high probability, but when it comes to objects hitting the Earth at 3.1%, that's still a fairly high probability. And soon after revisions of the calculations that show the odds of hitting us dramatically dropped to the point of little chance of impact, less than 1 in 1060, less than 8 in Black and White Harbor. All Star Note 6222, located in Shelton, Washington. 0.28%, and that would have been the other calculations were revised February 2025. Actually it's 0.27, repeated 7%, so we'll round it off to 0.28%. However, the asteroid still has a good chance of slamming into the moon, which would have some effect on us. If it hits the moon, lunar ejecta would be produced, which would increase micrometeoroids in Earth's low orbit, and maybe a thousand times above the background levels that already exist. This would increase the hazards for astronauts and spacecraft. Pieces of this size could easily puncture spaces and spacecraft. This is written September 15 in the preprint server archive.