California Sheriff Announces Collaboration with Immigration Officers

The idea that a “city-destroying” space rock the size of an American football field could hit Earth at any moment sounds like something out of an end-of-the-world movie you’ve seen too many times. But there is a small, yet disturbing, chance that an asteroid could hit our planet — and sooner than we think. Astronomers have been closely watching an asteroid that has been designated 2024 YR4 since it was first discovered in late 2024.