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NASA lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4

Space on MSN · 11h

NASA lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 67 (phew!)

NASA announced the reduced impact risk on its X feed at around 5:00 p.m. EST (2200 GMT) on Wednesday (Feb. 19). The updated assessment was based on new orbital data for the asteroid, which is estimated to be around 180 feet (55 meters) wide, collected overnight between the Feb. 18 and Feb. 19.

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Asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, but NASA lowers impact probability to 0.3%

Astronomers are keeping a close watch on asteroid 2024 YR4. This asteroid has a small probability of impacting the Earth in December of 2032.

Scientific American · 1d

‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises to Highest Ever Recorded

The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s illustration. But astronomers can’t yet rule out a potentially catastrophic encounter projected for December 2032.

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Odds of asteroid's impact keep going up — just as scientists expected

Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks ...

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An asteroid impact on Earth is unlikely: Here’s why

A recently discovered asteroid has made the news lately due to a small possibility of impact with Earth, but here is why the ...

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Don’t lose sleep over asteroid impact odds: Planetary scientist

NASA has been revising the odds of an asteroid hitting the Earth in 2032, with recent estimates increasing the chance to 3.1 ...

2032 asteroid impact risk lowered: Everything you need to know

YR4 has grabbed headlines lately, after NASA calculated a 1-in-32 chance of an impact in 2032 – the highest chance ever for ...

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