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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of researchers ...
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.
Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
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Odds of massive asteroid striking Earth increase again: NASA
The chances of an asteroid as large as the width of an NFL field striking Earth continue to tick up, according to NASA. The recently discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 2.6% probability of ...
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Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? Probably not, but here's what experts say
Predicting exactly where an asteroid is likely to end up is pretty difficult. In his interview with Space.com, Rankin explained that some characteristics of an asteroid’s orbit are more ...
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An asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth keep shifting. Here’s why that is happening
“More data on the asteroid shrinks the noodle. As the noodle shrinks, but still happens to include the Earth, it can make the calculated probability go up. Eventually we will pin down the ...