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NASA, asteroid and 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.

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Odds of 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 fall once again, now to 0.28%, NASA says

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.

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NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360

Don't worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72% chance of missing Earth in 2032. If you've been worrying about reports of a possible asteroid impact in 2032, we have very good news. NASA has dropped the probability of an impact from asteroid 2024 YR4 — at first to 1 in 67, and now to 1 in 360.

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NASA Issues Update on 'City-Killer' Asteroid's Chances of Hitting Earth

Space agencies monitoring the Y24 asteroid said there was a 2.6-percent chance of impact with Earth, up from 2.2 percent a ...

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NASA warns asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit densely populated regions; over 100 million people in risk zone

An asteroid, the size of Big Ben’s tower, poses a 2.6 percent chance of hitting Earth on 22 December 2032. Key cities like ...

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Odds of asteroid's impact keep going up — just as scientists expected

Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks ...

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