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Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit earth in 2032, here’s what NASA says
An asteroid measuring up to 300 feet may hit into the Earth in 2032, NBC quoted the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as saying, adding that the chances of a collision are ...
Space.com6d
What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)
It might not look like much in this image, but this is the asteroid that has made a major news impact in 2025. That's because this space rock, designated asteroid 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-48 chance of ...
CBS News1d
Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Richard Moissl, the head of the European Space Agency's Planetary Defence Office, said their attentiveness shouldn't unduly raise public concern. He shared key facts about the asteroid with CBS ...
CNN5d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
That one was estimated to be about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter and marked the last known large asteroid to hit our world. Planet killer asteroids are space rocks that are 1 kilometer ...
Time6d
Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
The asteroid making so much news today ranks as a three, representing “a chance of collision capable of localized destruction.” Read More: NASA’s New, $4 Billion Space Telescope Will Unravel ...
USA Today12d
Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
Hindustan Times7d
NASA's rare ‘emergency’ decision revealed as ‘city-killer’ asteroid’s chances of 2032 Earth collision just shot up
Here's how the world's space agencies are expected to deal with the ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4's higher chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YRF now has a 2.3% chance of hitting ...
USA Today7d
Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4
In a blog post Monday confirming that the telescope would observe the near-Earth asteroid − known as 2024 YR4 − the European Space Agency (ESA) said the telescope will help astronomers more ...
scmp.com10d
China builds ‘planetary defence’ team as concerns grow over 2024 YR4 asteroid
China has started assembling a planetary defence team to counter the threat of near-Earth asteroids following the discovery of a large asteroid that could strike our planet in seven years.
Forbes22d
Asteroid? Nope, It’s Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster Cruising Through Space
dummy driver named "Starman." Less than a day after astronomers announced the discovery of a new asteroid, they issued a correction. The space-faring object wasn’t a space rock after all ...
UPI5d
NASA: 1.6% chance newly discovered asteroid will impact Earth in 2032
Feb. 15 (UPI) --NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Scientists at NASA and the European Space Agency are ...