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Late last December, astronomers discovered a near-Earth asteroid about 130 to 330 feet wide. New analysis has found that 2024 YR4 has a 1.2% probability, or 1-in-83 chance, of hitting Earth on ...
A newly discovered asteroid could be on course for Earth - with scientists warning that it may wipe out a city if it hits our planet in seven years' time. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has a "more ...
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Scientists have spotted an asteroid as wide as a Boeing 747's wingspan that has a one-in-83 chance of hitting the Earth. 2024 YR4 is heading towards the Earth and will arrive in December 2032.