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Asteroid could hit Earth in 2032

Why NASA keeps changing the probability of an asteroid impacting Earth in 2032

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" of Earth impact.

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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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Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?

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 object that measured just 65 feet across exploded in the skies over Chelyabinsk,

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This Asteroid Is A Real Threat

An asteroid named 2024 YR4 has been discovered with a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth by 2032. In this video, we break down the science behind this potential threat, including its size, speed, and the ...

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 now unlikely to hit Earth — but scientists are ready for future threats

New calculations indicate that the asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is now much less likely to hit Earth than earlier measurements ...

The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising

The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start ...

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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.

"This is a real threat. But it's not very common that it happens ... In the unlikely scenario that the large asteroid ...

Inside Nasa's fight to save Earth from colossal asteroid - doomed date to deflection mission

A recently-discovered asteroid, which is estimated to be between 130ft and 330ft in diameter, could strike Planet Earth in ...

Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032?

First spotted in December 2024, YR4 is estimated to be between 130 and 330 feet in size, roughly equivalent to a 40-story ...

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