Asteroids larger than 50 meters ... This article was originally published on geeksided.com as NASA just lowered the risk of this asteroid hitting Earth—should we still worry?.

Scientists are projecting a small but significant chance that an asteroid could strike the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Asteroids ... probability of hitting our planet that NASA has ever recorded ...

NASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 in 67, or 1.5%.

The US space agency had feared the chances of deadly asteroid YR4 hitting Earth ... with the Moon instead. Nasa will continue to track asteroids that could fall into Earth's path - five of which ...

According to NASA's latest ... too – but hitting rubble pile asteroids with a spacecraft like DART could potentially generate a cloud of debris that could head towards Earth anyway.

The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, now has a 1.5% probability of hitting earth in 2032 ... take less explosives than other, more solid asteroids. NASA has not commented on whether it would send ...

was predicted to have a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth — now has an “impact probability” of “only 0.004%” on Dec. 22, 2032. "NASA has significantly lowered the risk of near-Earth asteroid ...

Moreover, NASA explains that small asteroids hit Earth all the time but, because of their size, they don't cause any damage. Instead, they create meteors ("shooting stars") that can be observed ...

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Meanwhile, the chances the asteroid will hit the Moon increased from 0.8% to 1%. Armageddon-style plan could save Earth from large asteroids (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) NASA estimates that ...

27, 2024, according to the NASA Center for Near Earth Object Studies. By January, scientists had determined that YR4 had a more than 1% chance of hitting ... is reserved for asteroids and comets ...