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What if a giant asteroid had not wiped out the dinosaurs?Nonavian dinosaurs have been extinct for 66 million years, but what would have happened if they'd survived?
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'Just the tip of the iceberg': Why risky asteroids like 2024 YR4 will pester Earth for decades to comeThe world is watching as NASA tweaks the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth. But how threatening is YR4, and how does it compare to other potentially hazardous space rocks?
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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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