NASA Monitors 'City-Killer' Asteroid with 3.1% Chance of Earth Impact in 2032

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Can we relax about killer asteroids?

For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described as a potential “city killer.” On its estimated trajectory, it could’ve collided with…

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How New Mexico scientists are protecting the planet from asteroid collisions

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Space agencies around the world have been on high alert after discovering a large asteroid that has the potential to collide with Earth within the next decade. While scientists continue to make observations and assess the level of risk associated with asteroid 2024 YR4, some of the answers they need are coming from right here in New Mexico. Hollywood disaster flicks may put the fate of humanity into the hands of a crew helmed…

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'City destroyer' asteroid to be monitored by Australian space experts

As space scientists around the world scramble to learn more about an asteroid classified as a "city destroyer" that could impact the Earth in around eight years, two Australians are quietly playing a crucial role in shaping the international response.

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Over the past few weeks, the announcement that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth by 2032 has captured...

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Nasa release update on predictions of ‘city killer’ asteroid hitting Earth

Nasa have released an update on the 'city killer' asteroid that could hit earth in eight years.

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Richard Moissl and his team at the space agency Esa calculate whether "2024YR4" will hit Earth in 2032. Why this asteroid is so extraordinary, how high the risk of impact is actually and what one would do in an emergency.