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What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)
Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
Key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
An asteroid capable of flattening a mid-sized city could potentially collide with Earth eight years from now, as its orbit ...
Boise State Public Radio2d
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
The Week UK on MSN11d
Earth's mini-moon was the moon all along
Thus it never truly became a second moon to the Earth. The asteroid is only the second one ever discovered to have ...
India Today1d
City-killing asteroid discovered: Why there is a Race against time
The threat comes as new observations suggest the asteroid’s chance of collision has risen to 1-in-43, up from about 1% in ...
The Associated Press on MSN10d
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved ...
WESH13d
Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
This is also the 2nd spacewalk of the year and the ... "First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet ...
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 ...