39 h. ago Could NASA stop the 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? SHIVALI BEST answers your questions

Where could the asteroid hit, does NASA have the ability to deviate it, and could Bruce Willis save us? MailOnline's Science and Technology Editor, Shivali Best, answers your questions.

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61 h. ago Exact date NASA Asteroid 2024 YR4 'city killer' could hit Earth from top space expert

The 2024 YR4 asteroid is being closely monitored with a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 - higher than any other in recorded history - with NASA scientists reportedly concerned about its trajectory

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63 h. ago NASA halves odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth after highest ever impact risk

The odds of an asteroid smashing into Earth in 2032 have just fallen

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64 h. ago NASA issues update on chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth

Scientists say it could cause 'severe blast damage'

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69 h. ago NASA upgrades chances of ‘city destroying’ asteroid hitting Earth

There is now a 1-in-32 chance that the space rock will hit us in 2032 – with potentially disastrous consequences

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3 d. ago NASA Asteroid 2024 YR4 'city killer' puts 100 million people at risk in collision course

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a one-in-32 chance of hitting Earth according to NASA scientists, and would be 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima should it make impact

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3 d. ago Asteroid 2024 YR4 threatens over 100million people as NASA reveals impact zone and risk corridor of 'city killer'

The space rock is 500 times the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and could be catastrophic

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3 d. ago Scientist reveals why asteroid 2024 YR4's chances of Earth impact keep rising as NASA bumps odds again

There is now a one-in-32 chance that the an asteroid will hit our home planet in 2032

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3 d. ago Risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth reaches highest level in history

NASA believes the 100m-wide Asteroid 2024 YR4 will change course and head towards Earth.

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3 d. ago Scientists say eight huge cities and 100m people in danger of asteroid heading towards Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4, dubbed a 'city killer' by experts, now has a higher risk of hitting the planet than any other in recent history

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3 d. ago These are the cities most at risk from the Asteroid 2024 YR4 that could hit Earth, says NASA

The impact risk corridor will take the city killer over some of the most populated places in the world, according to NASA data

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3 d. ago NASA Asteroid 2024 YR4 'city killer' most likely to hit earth in agency history

NASA believes Asteroid 2024 YR4 is the most likely massive space object to hit Earth ever, making it a larger threat than previous threat "God of Chaos" 99942 Apophis

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3 d. ago NASA upgrades chances of ‘city killer’ asteroid hitting Earth

There is now a 1-in-32 chance that the space rock will hit us in 2032 – with potentially disastrous consequences

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4 d. ago Nasa upgrades chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in disaster event

There is now a 1-in-38 chance that the space rock will hit us in 2032 – with potentially disastrous consequences

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