The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth increased by a fraction of a percent, NASA reported this week.

While a potential impact date is still nearly seven years away, scientists at NASA and their Sentry Earth Impact Monitoring system have found the chances of a direct hit with Earth have increased from 1.2% to 1.3% on Dec. 22, 2032.

Richard P. Binzel, astronomer and professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), said the increase is no cause for alarm.

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