After Elon Musk said SpaceX would rescue the “stranded” Starliner astronauts, NASA moved their return date up by two weeks — a slight adjustment to a plan that had already been in place for months.

The space agency has announced that SpaceX will bring the stranded astronauts home in mid-March instead of late March or April. READ MORE : Missing man in Tenerife has been 'found needing medical care' after family flies out to search, says sister

However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years time, and its estimated width of 90m means it is roughly the size of Big Ben. The celestial body has been closely monitored by NASA since its December 2024 discovery.

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth. The post Here’s what an MIT scientist says about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032 appeared first on Boston.

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.