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NASA Has Some Good News About Asteroid That Could Hit Earth

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NASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today

The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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NASA Has Changed the Probability Asteroid YR4 2024 Will Hit Earth—Yet Again

For several years, astronomers have been aware of a much-ballyhooed “city-killer” asteroid named YR4 2024, which is hurtling roughly toward the Earth; as it approaches, astronomers have been waffling about how likely it is to strike.

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

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

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Asteroid YR4 impact odds plummet as NASA changes threat level of 'city-killer'

NASA has been changing the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in recent days, but the latest shift significantly ...

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NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360

Don't worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72% chance of missing Earth in 2032. If you've been worrying about reports of a ...

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Phew! The risk of that asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has significantly lowered

The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how scientists can deflect ‘city killer’ asteroid as NASA issues critical update

Legendary scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson has explained how NASA and other planetary defense bodies could deflect the potential ...

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NASA warns asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit densely populated regions; over 100 million people in risk zone

An asteroid, the size of Big Ben’s tower, poses a 2.6 percent chance of hitting Earth on 22 December 2032. Key cities like ...

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