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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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'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists sayAsteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.
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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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Here's what could happen if asteroid Bennu smashes into Earth in 157 yearsAn asteroid the size of One World Trade Center has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in the year 2182. But what would this impact mean for life on Earth?
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Coolest space missions coming in 2025From a death swirl into Jupiter to "Ghost Riders in the Sky," here are some of the most exciting space missions coming in 2025.
