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NASA upgrades risk of 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth

Space.com · 1h

NASA lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 67 (phew!)

NASA announced the reduced impact risk on its X feed at around 5:00 p.m. EST (2200 GMT) on Wednesday (Feb. 19). The updated assessment was based on new orbital data for the asteroid, which is estimated to be around 180 feet (55 meters) wide, collected overnight between the Feb. 18 and Feb. 19.

NASA Upgrades, Then Lowers Odds Of Asteroid Hitting Earth — Here’s Why

As dark moonless skies make new observations of asteroid 2024 YR4 possible, its orbit is being refined — and the impact probability has already been lowered.

CBS News · 13h

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.

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Don’t lose sleep over asteroid impact odds: Planetary scientist

NASA has been revising the odds of an asteroid hitting the Earth in 2032, with recent estimates increasing the chance to 3.1 ...

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NASA warns: Asteroid could hit one of South America's largest capitals

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has raised concerns in the scientific community due to the increased ...

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How NASA & SpaceX Plan To Send Humans To An Asteroid!

Before humans reach Mars, NASA wants to test its long-duration spaceflight capabilities by sending a crewed mission to a near ...

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NASA sounds alert: Airplane-sized asteroid to zoom past Earth tomorrow at 37,074 km/h

If a space rock of this size were to strike Earth, it could cause significant regional damage — similar to the 2013 ...

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NASA's terrifying protocol if asteroid was heading towards Earth as 'exact locations' of potential 2032 collision revealed

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile, dubbed ATLAS, came across the space rock while observing the ...

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