Next Asteroid to Hit Earth

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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.

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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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What to know about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

News broke last week that an asteroid could potentially collide with Earth in the next eight years. But what do you need to know about the space rock that astronomers say is capable of leveling a mid-sized city?

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth, but here’s what would happen if it did

Next month, observations from the world’s most powerful ... Objects around 150 feet wide have hit Earth before. If ...

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Will an asteroid hit the Earth in 2032? Here's what we know

Last week, NASA announced that the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had been recalculated thanks to additional ...

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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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Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? What to know about 2024 YR4

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in less than eight years. And as they learn more about ...

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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know.

An asteroid nearly the size of a football ... Betts said, "The odds are very good that not only will this not hit Earth, but at some point in the next months to few years, that probability ...

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'That's Zero Folks!': Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazard

The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 rose and fell last week. NASA's impact odds are now so slim that ...

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