Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says asteroid could reach Earth before Election Day

An astrophysicist with pop culture appeal is warning that an asteroid could reach Earth prior to next month’s Election Day but that it won’t be large enough to warrant any cause for concern.

In an Instagram post shared on Sunday, Neil deGrasse Tyson, who is the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, said, “Verified Asteroid 2018VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock, is hurtling towards us at more than 25,000 mi/hr.”