Largest Near Earth Asteroids

Planet-rattling asteroid has better odds of hitting Earth

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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Odds of Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Climb Again as Impact Probability Hits New Peak

YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored.

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Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth drop from record high, NASA says of 'city killer'

NASA announced Wednesday that the odds of the up to 300-foot-wide asteroid hitting Earth dropped from record highs. See where they stand

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NASA Updates Risk Assessment for Asteroid 2024 YR4’s Impact on Earth

NASA says that Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72 percent chance of missing Earth when it passes by us in 2032.

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Probability of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade increases, NASA says

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...

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Could this asteroid crash into Earth in 2032? What Arizonans need to know

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...

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How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?

Near-Earth Objects (NEOs ... A 2023 NASA report says the very biggest asteroids like the one that killed the dinosaurs are few and far between and the space agency thinks all of them have been ...

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

That's why scientists aren't too concerned – yet – about an asteroid spotted late in 2024 that poses the single biggest impact ... the public on near-Earth asteroids, the ESA said.

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