Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" of Earth impact.

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YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

YR4, once considered a potential threat to Earth, is now unlikely to hit in 2032, as new data and observations significantly ...