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An asteroid is heading for Earth - but you'll have to wait a while to find out if we're gonna get hit

A large asteroid is headed towards Earth – and could collide with us in just a few years.Known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, the nearly 200-foot space rock could hit just before Christmas of 2032, researchers say.

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Astronomers Are Keeping an Eye on This Asteroid’s Odds of Hitting Earth

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032.

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Asteroid ‘could head for Earth’, researchers say, but when and where could it strike?

Asteroid ‘could head for Earth’, researchers say, but when and where could it strike? - Asteroid estimated to have a one in 83 chance of colliding with Earth about 2032 after being spotted in December

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NASA discovers asteroid that's now the most significant threat to Earth

Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a slim chance of hitting Earth.

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Exact date huge asteroid could collide with Earth as Nasa keeps close eye on impact chances

Space agency officials have announced a newly-discovered asteroid has a slight chance of colliding with Earth in 2032.

New Football Pitch-Sized Asteroid Tops NASA's Impact Risk Chart with Potential to Crash into Earth in 2032

According to scientists, the asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day and passed near around 500,000 miles.

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Is Level 3 On The Torino Scale, With A Very Close Approach In 2032. That's Not Great

An asteroid discovered in 2024 has been placed at level 3 on the Torino impact scale, with a small chance of impact with ...

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