This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 passing by Earth. Astronomers created a 3D image of the newly discovered asteroid after observing it with a telescope in Chile. (9NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.

At one time, it was feared that the asteroid '2024 YR4' had a non-negligible probability of colliding with the Earth, at about 3%, and if that were to happen, it would cause damage on the ground ...