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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? What to know about 2024 YR4

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.

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So About That Asteroid That Could Hit Earth ...

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

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What to know about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...

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Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...

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How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Asteroid (Essay)

An asteroid has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. This is, maybe, why we all can’t stop obsessing about it. (Essay) ...

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An asteroid is circling the Earth. What Arizonans need to know about impact

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...

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‘Don’t have time’…Dire warning on ‘city-killer’ asteroid hurtling towards Earth as expert casts doubt on deflecting rock

SCIENTISTS do not have much time to deflect the asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert ...

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