Asteroid Heading Towards Planet? Don’t Worry (Too Much) About Asteroids Hitting Earth
Since its discovery in July 2024, media and other content creators made headlines of the asteroid's particulars: It was 370 meters (1,240 feet) in diameter, traveling at around 40,000 kilometers per hour (24,000 miles per hour), considered 'potentially hazardous' by space authorities and heading in Earth's direction.