The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.

At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was discovered in the last half of December, and R4 since it was the 117th rock to be found in the last couple of weeks of December,

An asteroid first observed in late December 2024 is on track to pass by or collide with Earth in December 2032.