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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 downgrades the asteroid's threat level and makes a moon strike more likely.
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NASA just changed the odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 yet againNASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 in 67, or 1.5%.
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Chance of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 smashing into Earth rises yet again to 3.1%, NASA reportsNASA has increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, up from 1 in 42 as reported in previous calculations.
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Potentially hazardous asteroids: How many dangerous space rocks lurk near Earth — and can we stop them?Here's everything you need to know about the potentially hazardous asteroids that come worryingly close to our planet.
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In emergency decision, James Webb telescope will study 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before its close approach to EarthIn a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2024 YR4 twice over the next few months. The asteroid has a roughly 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032.
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Watch potential 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 as it hurtles through spaceAsteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short time-lapse video captured by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope.
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'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-43 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA saysA space rock dubbed 2024 YR4 has a roughly 2.3% chance of smashing into our planet, NASA scientists announced.
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Enormous, mountain-size asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in rare 'once in a decade' eventThe enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it live this weekend.
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'Like nothing we've seen before': James Webb telescope spies a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid lurking past JupiterThe James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual "centaur," named 2060 Chiron, has features of both comets and asteroids.
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