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

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YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

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"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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Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

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An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.