SPACE UPDATE: WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON? A recently discovered asteroid is currently being tracked by NASA after scientists identified a very small chance it could pass close to Earth around the year 2046. To be clear, this does NOT mean an impact is expected. Space agencies monitor thousands of near-Earth objects every year, and most are later confirmed to pose no threat as their paths are refined with new data. Right now, this asteroid is simply part of routine space observation, not an emergency