Asteroids Hitting Earth In 2024

Asteroids Hitting Earth In 2024. Imagine if scientists discovered a giant asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting the earth in about 14 years — a space rock so big that it could not only take out a city. It is between 400 and 850 feet across and will pass within the orbit of the moon.

It is between 400 and 850 feet across and will pass within the orbit of the moon. Just hours later, it struck our planet’s atmosphere.