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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.

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NASA's 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together

NASA's two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost ...

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Jumps to Top of Impact Risk Lists

NASA's successful experiment in knocking an asteroid off course could come in handy in 2032. Astronomers say an asteroid ...

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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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