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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032 – how worried should we be?

The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth seems to be creeping up as astronomers gather more data, but does that mean we should be scrambling to prepare for an impact in 2032?

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Space

Building-sized asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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An illustration of a near-Earth object

Space

Earth had a temporary mini-moon that was a chunk of the real moon

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A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over Siberia

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Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space

Space

Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space

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2HAJ7KN This way to experience the impact - sign on the road to Meteor Crater, Northern Arizona, USA

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What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change

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If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?

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If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?

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D5YXF5 A Meteor glowing as it enters the Earth's atmosphere

Earth

Forget Hollywood, science has real plans to defend us from asteroids

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Space

Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars

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Near-Earth Object Surveyor - Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA

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Meet NEO Surveyor, NASA’s near-Earth asteroid detector

Meet NASA’s NEO Surveyor, the space telescope identifying hazardous asteroids and comets within 48 million kilometres of Earth’s orbit

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Space

Astronauts could one day end up eating asteroids

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Hera mission set to revisit asteroid after NASA's redirection test

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Freeze-thaw cycle helps asteroids ferry molecules of life to planets

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Earth

Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn

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