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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

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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.

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.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has non-zero chance of colliding with earth in 2032: What to know

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb. 7. This probability of impact has increased since Jan. 29 when NASA observed that the asteroid had a little over 1% chance of impacting Earth.

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

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Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity

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Odds of asteroid hitting Earth went up, but that was expected: What to know about 2024 YR4

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made.

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 heading toward Earth: UK scientist warns it might be too late to deflect now

YR4 currently ranks 3 out of 10 on the Torino Scale. Nasa said it is deploying the James Webb Space Telescope to overserve ...

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NASA rallies and makes urgent decision to tackle asteroid hurtling towards Earth

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Risk of football pitch-sized asteroid hitting Earth doubles in a week

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