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Odds of 'City Killer' Asteroid Hitting Earth Plummet to 0.001 Percent


The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.

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