First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across.

A 196-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. An expert tells Space.com where this asteroid could impact our planet and what level of destruction it could cause.

NASA says there's a tiny chance it could collide with Earth, and it's much too soon to know where that impact could be.

The asteroid is unlikely to be cause for concern, but its detection has triggered planetary defence response procedures for the first time