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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

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.

USA Today · 2d

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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s why experts say do not panic.

YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

Asteroid set to strike earth in 7 years, China begins recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’

China has initiated the formation of a planetary defence team to address the potential danger posed by near-Earth asteroids.

USA Today7d

Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.

DART and Hera: Missions to test, study asteroid-obliterating tech The ongoing scientific preparation is not just about observation. In September 2022, NASA demonstrated that it was possible to ...

The Sun2d

Inside Nasa’s sci-fi movie battle to save earth from asteroid strike that could cause more damage than 100 nuclear bombs

American space agency Nasa started formulating a test mission for deflecting an asteroid in 2015. A Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart), in September 2022, was successful, nudging the ...

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Scientist blames NASA over inaction to deflect dangerous asteroid

A scientist has warned that it is now too late to deflect an asteroid that could potentially crash into Earth in the coming ...

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