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'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say


Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.

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