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NASA halves odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth

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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

Chron on MSN · 9h

Odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 suddenly change—again

A recently discovered asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has been making headlines for its ever-increasing chances of striking Earth in 2032. In the past few weeks, the odds of the space rock, estimated to be between 130-300 feet across (big enough to level a city),

Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032

The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 percent, according to new calculations from NASA.

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Do look up: How Earth can defend itself against asteroid

There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight ...

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Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

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NASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today

The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion ...

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Here's The Likelihood Of An Asteroid Slamming Into Earth In 2032, According To Scientists

NASA researchers say an asteroid known as 2024 YR4 now has about a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, a decrease from a ...

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