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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

Live Science on MSN · 2d

'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say

An asteroid that's big enough to wipe out a city has a 1-in-43 chance of hitting our planet in the year 2032. But according to new calculations, there's an even smaller chance that it might crash into the moon instead.

The Associated Press on MSN · 19h

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.

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The Moon could become our bodyguard and 'take the hit' of asteroid 2024 YR4

The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The space rock known as 2024 YR4 has a 2.1% chance of hitting Earth based on current observations.

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Key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

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Worried about an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? Here's why you shouldn't be

The internet is currently swimming with talk about an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032. "Could" is a stretch, however, ...

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How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

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