Asteroid Fear-Mongering & Radical Acceptance

A cosmic reality check: Some things are simply out of our hands.

Deep Space Telescope Trouble captures a long exposure of the void, where asteroid 2024 YR4 is said to be adrift. (Feb. 20, 2025. © CONVICTS)

Look,

If the rapid dissolution of once-sacred geopolitical systems and norms isn’t keeping you awake enough at night, a hot new sign of the apocalypse just dropped.

Its name is Asteroid 2024 YR4. It’s the size of a fo…