Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032 [Video]

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%.Related video above: NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together”We are not worried at all because of this — 99 percent chance it will miss,” said Paul Chodas, the director of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. “But it deserves attention.”First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across.Scientists are keeping a close watch on the space rock, which is currently heading away from Earth. As the asteroid’s path around the sun becomes better understood, Chodas and others said there’s a good chance the risk to Earth could drop to zero.The asteroid will gradually fade from view over …