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YR4, 2024 and Earth

'Just the tip of the iceberg': Why risky asteroids like 2024 YR4 will pester Earth for decades to come

The world is watching as NASA tweaks the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth. But how threatening is YR4, and how does it compare to other potentially hazardous space rocks?

OregonLive.com on MSN · 7h

The odds of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting earth just changed again. This time for the better

Thursday morning, NASA announced that the odds of impact have been reduced to .28%. Those odds had been as high as 3.1%, the highest risk level ever recorded for a near-Earth object. Scientists reduced the probability of a threat to Earth overnight on Thursday after additional observations of the asteroid.

USA Today · 9h

Odds of 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 fall once again, now to 0.28%, NASA says

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.

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What Happens If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strikes Earth — And Why We Can’t ‘Nuke’ It

position of asteroid 20204 YR4 on Dec. 22, 2032. This graphic was prepared by the team at the Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre at ESA’s ESRIN establishment near Rome. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is ...

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MIT professor tracking asteroid 2024 YR4 that could collide with Earth in a few years

Dr. Richard Binzel is a leading astronomer and professor at MIT. Binzel and his team have been tracking asteroid 2024 YR4 for ...

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