This Asteroid Might Make Impact With Earth in 2032
An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, possibly making impact in 2032. But there’s no cause for alarm: There’s about a 2% chance of impact, and that number may go down.
An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, possibly making impact in 2032. In the unlikely event that Asteroid 2024 YR does strike Earth, it would generate an explosion equal to nearly 8 million tons of TNT. That’s 500 times the power of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during WWII. But there’s no cause for alarm: Space agencies estimate there’s about a 2% chance of impact, and that number may go down.
EDITORIAL NOTE: The calculations around the likelihood of the asteroid hitting Earth fluctuate over time. The initial calculation we've included in the video was the prediction at the time of publication on February 14, 2025.
