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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

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NASA: 1.6% chance newly discovered asteroid will impact Earth in 2032

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, 2032.

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An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking it

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

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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Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today, NASA Reports

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

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Space telescope set to target rogue asteroid

CNN’s Patrick Cornell reports the James Webb Space Telescope is taking on a new space case helping protect the Earth from a ...

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NASA's terrifying protocol if asteroid was heading towards Earth as 'exact locations' of potential 2032 collision revealed

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile, dubbed ATLAS, came across the space rock while observing the ...

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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?

Beyond the immediate impact damage, an asteroid impact would have long-lasting effects on Earth's atmosphere. What would ...

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In emergency decision, James Webb telescope will study 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before its close approach to Earth

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

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