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NASA increases odds of asteroid hitting Earth

The Washington Post · 9h

Odds of recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth drop nearly to zero

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

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.

2024 YR4: Odds Of Football Field-Sized Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Went Up

Astronomers have upped the odds of an asteroid called 2024 YR4 striking Earth, albeit in 2032, but warn that it will most likely soon be downgraded and miss Earth.

Astro Brief: Asteroid Impact 2032

Asteroid 2024 YR2 was detected in December of 2024 by the ATLAS, an early warning system for asteroid impacts. The system ...

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Odds increase again for small asteroid 20224 YR4 to strike Earth in 2032

An asteroid as large as the width of an Nfl football field will approach Earth in less than a decade, and the chances of ...

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