Asteroid with small chance to hit Earth in 2032 upgraded to level three on Torino Impact Hazard Scale

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There is a greater likelihood that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in December 2032 than initially thought.

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Is a Big Asteroid Going to Hit Earth in 2032?

The odds of the recently discovered 2024 YR asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 have gone up, but there’s no reason to panic (for at least another four years).

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Asteroid with small chance to hit Earth in 2032 upgraded to level three on Torino Impact Hazard Scale

NASA and the European Space Agency say the asteroid has just over a 2% chance to hit the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

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The odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth have climbed. Should we be worried? - National

Odds of an asteroid's impact in 2032 just went up.

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If the probability of an impact increases day by day, it could very easily fall back to 0.

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Chances of Statue of Liberty-sized asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just increased

If experts want you to know one thing and one thing only about this asteroid, it’s that you don’t need to panic at all (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) …Don’t look up. Astronomers say there is a 2.3% chance an asteroid nearly as big as the Statue of Liberty will smash into the Earth in 2032. The odds of this big old space rock, 2024 YR4, striking us was only 1.33% last week, or about a one-in-53 chance. But Nasa’s Center for Near Earth Object…