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NASA increases odds of asteroid hitting Earth

Phys.org · 31m

Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032

The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 percent, according to new calculations from NASA.

Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

The Washington Post · 7h

Odds of recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth drop nearly to zero

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360

Don't worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72% chance of missing Earth in 2032. If you've been worrying about reports of a ...

Smithsonian Magazine5h

Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing

NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

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Asteroid deflection strategies: Researchers unveil new scenarios

How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...

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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 ...

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Here's The Likelihood Of An Asteroid Slamming Into Earth In 2032, According To Scientists

NASA researchers say an asteroid known as 2024 YR4 now has about a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, a decrease from a ...

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