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Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Update: Scientists Say 'City Killer' No Threat to Earth

Initially, the odds of a collision in 2032 were as high as 3 percent, making it a top concern on global asteroid-risk lists.

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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.

Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city

In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What's significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

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This asteroid-hunting company could make history with its first deep-space mission. The CEO is ‘terrified’

No company has ever achieved what asteroid mining startup AstroForge is about to set out to do. Success is anything but ...

Scientists (mostly) rule out this newly discovered asteroid hitting Earth in the next decade

There’s still a 1.7 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA.

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NASA picks SpaceX rocket to launch asteroid threat hunter NEO Surveyor in 2027

NASA has selected SpaceX to launch its NEO Surveyor spacecraft, which will hunt for asteroids and comets that could pose a ...

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Asteroid update, a planetary alignment and a winter warm-up in the forecast for Boston

WBZ-TV meteorologists Jacob Wycoff and Terry Eliasen give an update on an asteroid's chances of hitting Earth, a planetary ...

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