The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...

We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...

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The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

In an update issued on February 7, NASA said the probability of 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had gone from around 1.2 percent (one-in-83) to 2.3 percent (one-in-43).

However, this risk has now been raised to 2.3 percent. The ongoing increase in the probability of danger is also continuously ...

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A Chinese defence agency is recruiting space researchers following the discovery of a large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent ...