Boom! Small asteroid expected to hit Earth above the Phillipines, will burn up

A 3 foot (1 meter) wide asteroid is expected impact Earth on Sept. 4, 2024 at 12:46 p.m. ET (1646 GMT) above the Western Pacific Ocean near Luzon Island in the Philippines. The space rock's designation is 2024 RW1 (originally CAQTDL2) Credit: Space.com | orbit animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://x.com/stevespaleta)