Apophis Asteroid Hitting Earth

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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Threat of newly-discovered asteroid hitting Earth has risen

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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. But the chance of an impact is still quite slim.

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'Large' asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. But not why you think.

It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain low — but with relatively limited observations so far, the odds are in flux.

Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...

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Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

"That does not happen very often," Chodas says. In fact, nothing compares to it since Apophis, a cruise-ship sized ...

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A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth—how worried should we be?

"The odds are very good that not only will this not hit Earth, but at some point in ... A similar scenario unfolded in 2004 with Apophis, an asteroid initially projected to have a 2.7 percent ...

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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know.

What we know about 2024 YR4 and its chances of hitting Earth Dubbed 2024 YR4 ... A similar scenario unfolded in 2004 with Apophis, an asteroid initially projected to have a 2.7 percent chance ...

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