The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.

YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.

YR4 now has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, prompting ongoing observations. Ground-based telescopes will track it ...

Astronomers say there is a 2.3% chance an asteroid nearly as big as the Statue of Liberty will smash into the Earth in 2032. The odds of this big old space rock, 2024 YR4, striking us was only 1.33% ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

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Further research might bring those odds down to zero, but we will likely have to wait a couple of years to know for sure ...

The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an ...

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