NASA reduces the likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth from 3.1% to 0.28%

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[NHK] After detailed observations of an asteroid that was predicted to collide with Earth in 2032, NASA has...

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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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Asteroid alert should drive more space research

Scientists say the chances of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 are low, but well-funded space programmes bring many benefits beside planetary defence

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 now unlikely to hit Earth — but scientists are ready for future threats

Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online. Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.

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‘City-killing’ asteroid’s odds of hitting Earth drop to near zero

That asteroid that had about a significant chance of hitting Earth won't hit us after all. As reported by the Washington Post, the 130-to-300-foot-wide asteroid, named 2024 YR4, rose to a more than 3% risk of colliding with Earth earlier this week before dropping to a 0.28% chance. Scientists had expected the odds of impact to lessen as time went on, but the 1-in-33 odds from a few days ago had outlets like Wired asking about the real danger of …

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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 continue shifting with further observations