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NASA studying near-Earth asteroid

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.

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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Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today, NASA Reports

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

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NASA’s Webb Telescope To Study Asteroid 2024 YR4 As Impact Risk Rises

NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...

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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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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Urged to Save Humanity From 'Earth-Killer' Asteroid

The tech billionaires could collaborate on a "humanity-saving" moon base in case an asteroid hits Earth, Douglas MacKinnon ...

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