This is not a drill. There is a chance - albeit a small one - that an asteroid could hit planet Earth within the next decade.

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A NASA scientist has revealed the exact location where the city-destroying asteroid 2024 YR4 is likely to hit Earth in 2032.

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An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.

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NASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth in December 2032. The asteroid, first ...

An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...

Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.