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NASA estimated 20% chance of asteroid hitting Earth

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NASA 'Significantly' Lowers the Odds of 2024 YR4 Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032

"NASA has significantly lowered the risk of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 as an impact threat to Earth for the foreseeable future, officials said. "When first discovered, asteroid

Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies previously projected a 3% chance of the asteroid striking our planet before lowering the chance to 0.28% last week.

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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 close to Earth in 2032.

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NASA releases new details on ‘city-killer’ asteroid — and the moon may be at risk of being struck

The rock tour has officially been canceled. After two months of observations, NASA scientists have officially declared Earth ...

NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohnson

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has its next target in its sights: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.

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NASA picks SpaceX rocket to launch asteroid threat hunter NEO Surveyor in 2027

NEO Surveyor will lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast no earlier than September 2027. The total value ...

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