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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Marcia Dunn

Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Newly-Discovered-Asteroid - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday.

Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1%.

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