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YR4 has just over a 2% chance of hitting Earth, according to NASA, but experts say there's no need to panic yet.

For about six weeks now, NASA has been tracking a small asteroid called “2024 YR4.” It has a very low chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.