Asteroid Hitting Mars

Earth, NASA and asteroid

An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."

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

The Associated Press on MSN · 7d

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

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. But the chance of an impact is still quite slim. New calculations suggest there's a 2% chance the space rock 2024 YR4 will smack Earth in 2032.

Gizmodo · 15m

NASA Makes Big Update to Asteroid Potentially on Collision Course With Earth in 2032

The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as astronomers’ calculations of the asteroid’s path have been updated to indicate that Earth is almost certainly not in the space rock’s plans.

Smithsonian Magazine37m

Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing

NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

NBC Chicago7d

How likely is an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? Here's what we know

There are so many asteroids orbiting between Mars and Jupiter ... worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled out any chance of it hitting Earth in 2068.

ABC News8d

Chance of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade rises to 3.1%, NASA says

MORE: There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade ... before it ventures far out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Because of the unusual orbit, the ...

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