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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up

Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as NASA tasked with studying it

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

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NASA observing ‘city-killer’ asteroid en route for Earth

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032.

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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 called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.

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NASA makes emergency decision on huge asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

Astronomers have been given access to the James Webb Space Telescope to assess the threat posed by asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a one-in-43 chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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The Odds of a Newly Discovered Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Keep Rising

The asteroid was first spotted on December 27, 2024 when it was 515,116 miles (829,000 kilometers) from Earth. At the time, the chances of 2024 YR4 hitting our pale blue dot was 1-in-83 ...

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The odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just went slightly up

The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. The asteroid 2024 YR4, which is expected to pass Earth in 2032, was ...

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Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?

An asteroid recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years may have caused some alarm. Don't freak out – yet. Yes, the asteroid has little more than ...

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