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What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 percent on Feb.

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Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably close to Earth in 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR 4 no longer has chance of hitting Earth in 2032, says NASA

NASA announced Monday that the asteroid, named 2024 YR 4, no longer poses a “significant threat” to Earth in 2032 or beyond. “NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely pass by Earth in 2032,” NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office posted on X Monday.

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Meteorite hunter targets Jacksonville fields for hidden treasure from years ago

Land north of Jacksonville could be hiding valuable meteorites that have gone undiscovered for years. Meteorite hunter Joe ...

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Only case in United States of meteorite striking a human was in Alabama

Ann Hodges was taking a nap on her sofa in November 1954 in her home near Sylacauga when a grapefruit-sized rock came through the ceiling.

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Meteor Burns Up Over Earth - Amazing Time-Lapse Footage From Space Station

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, currently aboard the International Space Station, captured footage of a meteor burning up in Earth atmosphere.

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