Newly Spotted Asteroid Has a Tiny Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032

A photo shows Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft during its trans-lunar journey toward the moon, on May 18, 1969. NASA via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday.

Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1 percent.