The hefty space rock 2014 TN17 is large enough to wipe out a city, but it will pose no risk to our planet when it sails by ...

has its trajectory modified Almost everyone has heard of Apophis, the asteroid roughly the size of the Eiffel Tower that will pass close to the Earth in 2029- without any collision risks ...

Thankfully, YR4 is much smaller than the infamous Apophis. The Apophis asteroid was the size of a cruise ship. YR4 is about 130 to 300 feet, which would cause far less damage if it were to strike.

Thankfully, YR4 is much smaller than the infamous Apophis. The Apophis asteroid was the size of a cruise ship. YR4 is about 130 to 300 feet, which would cause far less damage if it were to strike.

A Torino grade of 3 is the second-highest level after the Apophis asteroid, discovered in 2004. Scientists consider the minimum size of an asteroid that can cause damage to Earth to be 10 meters.

Scientists have set the potential impact date for the 2024 YR4 asteroid as December 22, 2032. Where could it hit? Ultimately, it is too soon to know where it might land if it did hit Earth.