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CBS News · 1d

Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

LA Times on MSN · 1d

The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 have changed. But what’s the risk, really?

On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is unusual for a small asteroid that is only 130 to 300 feet wide. By Wednesday, that impact assessment dropped to 1.5%.

Scientific American · 11h

‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises and Falls Again

The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s illustration. But astronomers can’t yet rule out a potentially catastrophic encounter projected for December 2032.

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Scientists track asteroid that has a chance of crashing into Earth in 2032

(CNN) - Scientists are turning to some very powerful technology to track an asteroid that could crash into ... Earth. They’ll have to work quickly, 2024 YR4 will disappear from Earth’s view ...

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Australian space scientists play crucial role in monitoring 2024 YR4 asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

As space scientists around the world scramble to learn more about an asteroid classified as a "city destroyer" that could ...

Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded.

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...

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