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NASA reduces likelihood of asteroid impacting earth to 1.5%

NASA said Wednesday that new data collected overnight cut the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1.5%. The chances of impact had been 3.1%.

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it

YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% 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.

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Odds of Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Climb Again as Impact Probability Hits New Peak

YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored.

The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising

The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start ...

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Could an asteroid really hit Earth? Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 reach highest levels ever

The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the ...

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Asteroid's Chances of Smacking Earth Increase. Here's What to Know

It's not great news, but don't panic: Astronomers spotted an asteroid that has a roughly 3.1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Space agencies are monitoring the newly discovered asteroid ...

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Could this asteroid crash into Earth in 2032? What Arizonans need to know

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...

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Study models asteroid collision’s potentially devastating impact

A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...

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