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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

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 football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.

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Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4

The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and position.

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Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.

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Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid

The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...

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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."

The target asteroid posed no threat to Earth, making it an ideal test subject. "I don't see why it wouldn't work" again, he said. The bigger question is whether major nations would fund such a ...

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

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