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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.

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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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

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.

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NASA says asteroid YR4 has a real chance of hitting us. Here's when and where it could hit.

If YR4 still poses a threat as we approach 2032, we could redirect the asteroid safely away from Earth. NASA demonstrated this capability in 2022, during the space agency’s Double Asteroid ...

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Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

NASA already has some experience nudging an asteroid. The space agency's Dart spacecraft deliberately rammed a harmless asteroid in 2022 in the first planetary defense test of its kind ...

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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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