UN Monitors Asteroid Risk
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YR4: the asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
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UN planetary defence organisations are monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting Earth .
The probability that the asteroid, called 2024 YR4 may impact Earth on 22 December 2032 is currently estimated to be 1.3% .
The European Space Agency has said that it has an almost 99% chance of safely passing Earth .
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