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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 officials have discovered a new asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The near-Earth asteroid has been named 2024 YR4.

In an update issued on February 7, NASA said the probability of 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had gone from around 1.2 percent (one-in-83) to 2.3 percent (one-in-43).

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