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Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid with a slightly increased chance of hitting Earth

  • Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.1% chance of impacting Earth in December 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency.
  • The asteroid is estimated to be between 40 and 90 meters wide and could cause city-level devastation if it strikes Earth.
  • NASA's IAWN issued a Potential Asteroid Impact Notification to alert the astronomical community about 2024 YR4.
  • Experts believe there is ample time to prepare, with Bruce Betts emphasizing that the odds of impact will likely decrease to zero as more observations are made.
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Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course.

·United States
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An Inside Look At How Humanity Is Dealing With The Threat Of Asteroid 2024 YR4

The space rock will most likely miss us but astronomers are not taking any chances.

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What you need to know about 2024 YR4, the asteroid that could hit Earth in about eight years' time

The asteroid currently has about a 2 per cent chance of colliding with Earth in December 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency.

·Singapore
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What We Know about 2024 YR4, the Asteroid with a 2 Percent Chance of Impact with Earth

News of an asteroid with a 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032 made headlines. But is its fluctuating risk really cause for concern?

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An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine just how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.The chances currently stand at 2.1% or about 1 in 47, astronomers stress that as they refine orbital calculations for 2024 YR4, as the asteroid is called, the odds are likely to fall to zero. (There’s even a slimmer chance that the asteroid could impact the…

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Asteroid YR4: Scientists have until May to determine if their final trajectory will impact the Earth

Until that month it will be visible by the Earth telescopes. The object will come again in 2028 and there astronomers will have more information to check details of the fall that will occur in 2032.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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