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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.

USA Today · 2d

Could an asteroid really hit Earth? Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 reach highest levels ever

The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the threat once posed by Apophis.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 now unlikely to hit Earth — but scientists are ready for future threats

Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.

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One city-killer 2024 YR4 asteroid, many predictions—Here’s why impact estimates keep changing

An asteroid named 2024 YR4, measuring between 40 to 90 metres wide, has drawn global attention due to its fluctuating ...

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MIT professor tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, says probability of collision will "bounce around"

Dr. Richard Binzel is a leading astronomer and professor at MIT. Binzel and his team have been tracking asteroid 2024 YR4 for ...

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The asteroid hits and near-misses you never hear about

Since a potentially hazardous asteroid was detected in December, tens of others objects have come close to Earth.

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2024 YR4 FAQs: How big is the asteroid? Could we use a spacecraft similar to DART? Here's all

YR4, detected by the ATLAS system in January 2025, has a slim chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Continued ...

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