It is not going to end civilization. "In 2079, asteroid 1998 OR2 will pass Earth about 3.5 times closer than it will this year, so it is important to know its orbit precisely." It is not going to hit us. The white line shows 1998 OR2's path. Data collected on the … As an Earth-crossing asteroid, 2008 UB95 has a chance of hitting Earth if its trajectory slightly changes. An asteroid is going to swing by Earth today, tomorrow, maybe next week, or even next month. NASA’s asteroid tracking system has detected a near-Earth asteroid that’s expected to closely approach Earth tomorrow. The first asteroid that will debut in Earth’s vicinity tomorrow has been identified as 2019 XB.