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Earth, Asteroid and YR4

Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies previously projected a 3% chance of the asteroid striking our planet before lowering the chance to 0.28% last week.

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Chance asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth down to 0.001 percent, ESA says

The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.

Forbes · 10d

What Happens If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strikes Earth — And Why We Can’t ‘Nuke’ It

An asteroid between about 130 and 300 ft. (40 and 90 meters) in diameter has been given a 2.3% chance of it hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

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

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course.

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House-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow, NASA Reports

NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid set to whiz past Earth tomorrow at a thundering 29,304 miles per hour. The space rock ...

‘500 Hiroshima bombs’: Earth may dodge Asteroid 2024 YR4, but the worse is coming

YR4 once held a 3.1% impact chance, with the power of 500 Hiroshima bombs. Though the risk dropped, future asteroid threats ...

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