Asteroid Coming To Earth 2024. Apophis is about 1,100 feet (340 meters) in width. New york (ap) — nasa says a small, harmless asteroid has burned up in earth’s atmosphere.
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. A second asteroid, 2024 jv33, is twice the size of 2022 bf2—coming in at 620 feet—and passes by earth on monday, making an even closer approach at 2.85.