Phew! The risk of that asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has significantly lowered
The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet.
Could an asteroid really hit Earth? Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 reach highest levels ever
The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the 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 ...
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," ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
That’s not even close to the size of the “planet-killer” asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ... the last known large asteroid to hit our world. Planet killer asteroids are ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 ... “Tiny asteroids do hit the Earth all the time, disintegrating in the atmosphere as fireballs; fortunately small ...
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Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
An asteroid capable of flattening a mid-sized ... we can prove it's not going to hit Earth, but there is a chance that we cannot eliminate it completely. And that will be the more interesting ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4 ... “Tiny asteroids do hit the Earth all the time, disintegrating in the atmosphere as fireballs; fortunately small ones cause little damage ...
Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? Probably not, but here's what experts say
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 have again risen, though the risk remains tiny, astronomers say. Here's what to ...
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Odds of a giant asteroid hitting Earth have slightly increased. Where could 2024 YR4 hit?
Apophis initially had a small chance to hit Earth on Sept. 13, 2024, but did not. The International Asteroid Warning Network put out a list of possible impact locations, which ranges from ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's what could happen — and what's being done about it
Astronomers say the 2024 YR4 asteroid still has a 97% chance of missing Earth in 2032, but the now 3.1% chance it will hit ...
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'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say
An asteroid that's big enough to wipe out a ... "There is the possibility this would eject some material back out that could hit the Earth, but I highly doubt it would cause any major threat ...