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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.

Chance of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade rises to 3.1%, NASA says

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

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 had suggested. Late on 19 February, telescope observations of the object revised down the estimated chance of impact in 2032 from 3.1% — the greatest such threat ever recorded — to a still-worrying 1.5%.

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So About That Asteroid That Could Hit Earth ...

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson warns about ‘mansion-sized asteroid’ that could hit Earth in 2032

At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years. Now might ...

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