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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

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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Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?

That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet. Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely. According to NASA, the odds of a collision are just 2.3%. But that nearly doubles the 1.

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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s why experts say do not panic.

YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

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Asteroid set to strike earth in 7 years, China begins recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’

China has initiated the formation of a planetary defence team to address the potential danger posed by near-Earth asteroids.

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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.

The object, classified as a near-Earth asteroid because its orbit would bring it within ... ongoing scientific preparation is not just about observation. In September 2022, NASA demonstrated ...

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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know.

For now, it's zooming away from Earth, and its next close pass will not ... led the investigation for NASA's 2022 DART mission, which successfully nudged an asteroid off its course using a ...

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