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NASA increases odds of asteroid hitting Earth

NASA lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 67 (phew!)

NASA announced the reduced impact risk on its X feed at around 5:00 p.m. EST (2200 GMT) on Wednesday (Feb. 19). The updated assessment was based on new orbital data for the asteroid, which is estimated to be around 180 feet (55 meters) wide, collected overnight between the Feb. 18 and Feb. 19.

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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 · 16h

Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth drop from record high, NASA says of 'city killer'

NASA announced Wednesday that the odds of the up to 300-foot-wide asteroid hitting Earth dropped from record highs. See where they stand

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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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Why asteroid 2024 YR4 has reached a record level on ‘impact hazard’ scale

The inventor of the Torino Impact Hazard Scale has explained how scientists are working to ‘pin down’ the position of ...

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

Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first spotted on December 27, 2024, by the El Sauce Observatory in Chile. Based on its brightness, astronomers estimate it is between 130 and 300 feet wide.

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