Should the asteroid hit the Earth on December 22, 2032, the impact would occur somewhere along a corridor of risk extending from the eastern Pacific Ocean, across northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Arabian Sea, and South Asia.
The corridor includes areas of ocean, as well as Africa, South Asia, and South America] NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies said Tuesday that the odds of an impact are now 1 in 32.
“The object had a close approach with Earth on December 25, which is why it became bright enough to be detected in the asteroid surveys,” the center explained.
“While experts say the risk remains low, our recent price changes tell a different story and suggests the probability is closer to 6 percent,” Astley noted.
As of January 31, it was hurdling through space 30 million miles away from Earth and moving farther away around the sun.
