Could an asteroid could hit Earth in 2032? Here's what to know.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
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"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
WBZ-TV meteorologists Jacob Wycoff and Terry Eliasen give an update on an asteroid's chances of hitting Earth, a planetary alignment in the night sky and a winter warm-up in the forecast for Boston.
The asteroid 2024 YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
An astronomer at MIT is tracking a huge asteroid that could collide with Earth in a few years.
The 3.1% chance is the highest probability reached for an asteroid ever. Professor Richard Binzel, an astronomer at MIT, has more about the asteroid and what the probability means.
None of the asteroids pose any threat to Earth, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard.
Despite being a close call in the space world, the asteroid was over 100,000 miles away from Earth.
Asteroid "2023 BU" is estimated to be the size of a box truck
