YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

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Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in 2032.

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

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Asteroid's Approach and Speed Asteroid 2025 CR is about 93 feet wide. It will pass Earth at a safe distance of 3.09 million miles. This is more than five times the distance to the Moon. The asteroid ...

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The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...