NASA announced that the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had been recalculated thanks to additional data, and now ...

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"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

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The chances of the ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting Earth are minimal. However, the potential devastation would be massive.

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The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first discovered 2024 YR4 on ...

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NASA has been busy observing an asteroid, dubbed Asteroid 2024 YR4, which it fears could be on a path to hit Earth in 2032.