(AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1%.

“When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America,” Google said. “Denali” is the mountain’s preferred name for Alaska Natives. Former ...

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S ... He also ordered America's highest mountain peak be changed back to Mt. McKinley. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes ...

"When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America," Google said. FILE - A boat is seen on the Susitna River near Talkeetna, Alaska ...

According to President Trump's executive order of January 20, 2025, the Gulf of Mexico received the name Gulf of America, and Denali was renamed Mount McKinley. Google Maps revealed the updated ...

The name will be tweaked when the Geographic Names Information System, a government database of names and location data, is updated.Google will also change the name of Mount McKinley, the nation ...