Yr4 2024

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  NASA Lowers Asteroid 2024 YR4's Impact Risk: What May Happen If It Hits Earth

  The asteroid 2024 YR4, estimated to be 130 to 300 feet wide, was first discovered on December 27, 2024.

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  How NASA Plans To Stop 'City-Killer' Asteroid

  International space agencies, including NASA, are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of striking Earth in 2032.

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  'City-Killer' Asteroid's Risk Of Hitting Earth Drops To 1.5%. Why It Keeps Changing

  The asteroid, expected to be between 130 and 330 feet wide, was detected in December last year.

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  Explained: How Earth Can Defend Itself Against Asteroid 2024 YR4

  There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say.

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  Telescope Captures "City-Killer" Asteroid, NASA Tracking Potential Threat

  A newly discovered asteroid has climbed to the top of NASA's impact risk list after fresh observations doubled its chances of striking Earth in 2032.

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  Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a 2.3 Percent Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032, Says NASA

  Asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring 180 feet wide, has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032, according to scientists. A smaller 0.3% risk of the asteroid colliding with the moon has also been noted. While the Earth impact could release energy equal to 8 megatons of TNT, a moon strike may create a visible crater. Researchers are using the J...

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  Moon Also In Danger From Asteroid Projected To Collide With Earth In 2032: Report

  The asteroid colliding with the Moon could release energy in upwards of 340 Hiroshima bombs with the spectacle very likely to be "visible from Earth".

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  James Webb Telescope to Study Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 YR4

  Asteroid 2024 YR4, identified in December 2024, has a 2.3% chance of Earth impact in December 2032. Due to uncertainties in ground-based size estimates, JWST will conduct infrared observations in March and May to determine its true dimensions. The European Space Agency estimates its width at 55 metres, but it could be as large as 90 metres. The fin...

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  NASA Watches Asteroid 2024 YR4 With Chance Of Striking Earth In 2032

  Scientists estimate that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 per cent (up from 1 per cent) chance of striking Earth in December 2032.

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  Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses 1-in-43 Chance of Earth Impact in 2032

  Asteroid 2024 YR4, identified by NASA, has a 1-in-43 chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032. Measuring approximately 55 metres in diameter, it is not large enough to cause a global catastrophe but could result in significant destruction if it impacts a densely populated area. Scientists estimate the impact could release 8 megatons of e...

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  This Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2032, Threatening To Wipe Out A City

  NASA has detected an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which has a 1 in 83 chance of impacting Earth in 2032, potentially releasing 8 megatons of energy and devastating a major city, although it's too small to end human civilization.

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  Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a Small but Notable Chance of Earth Impact in 2032

  NASA scientists are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, a newly discovered 55-metre-wide object with a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032. If it collides, it could release energy equivalent to eight megatons of TNT, enough to cause serious regional damage. Currently ranked as a Level 3 threat on the Torino Scale, its classificati...