Next Asteroid to Hit Earth

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Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032? 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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That asteroid hurtling toward Earth probably won't hit us, after all

NASA “significantly lowered” the risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth, saying the chances are now almost zero. Just last week, NASA said there was a 3.1% chance of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth somewhere along the equator in 2032.

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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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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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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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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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