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NASA halves odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth

The Washington Post · 9h

Odds of recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth drop nearly to zero

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

Space on MSN · 6d

What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)

"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028."

Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

Smithsonian Magazine7h

Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing

NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

2032 asteroid impact risk lowered: Everything you need to know

YR4 has grabbed headlines lately, after NASA calculated a 1-in-32 chance of an impact in 2032 – the highest chance ever for ...

1d

The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?

Two weeks ago, when Ars first wrote about the asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies ...

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