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But this isn't the last we've seen of YR4. Thanks to our Sun's gravitational pull , the asteroid will find itself on a potential collision path with our planet.

YR4 is believed to be no smaller than 40m but no bigger than 100m wide, about three times the size of Chelyabinsk meteor, which landed in Russia back in 2013.

Asides from a rough estimate over size scientists don't know too much else about YR4, however they've given their 'best guess' as to what the asteroid most likely looks like. The space agency has since released the visualisation via the 'Eyes on asteroids' site to the public, revealing that YR4 looks very much like a grey space rock and not the 10 quintillion asteroid which would make us all billionaires.

Sky News likened the asteroid's size to that of an 'apartment block' and added that scientists currently predict that 22 December, 2032 would be the date of possible impact.

However there's no need to panic just yet, as NASA have given the rock a 2.3 percent (or one in 43) chance of hitting Earth.

Scientists also have a rough prediction of the locations which YR4 could hit , should it strike Earth, with countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Sudan, Nigeria, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador landing in the potential impact zone.

Thankfully yes. The scientists at NASA are acutely aware of the dangers of an asteroid striking the planet and have a protocol in place.

An asteroid impact is the only natural disaster that could be prevented,⁘ NASA asteroid expert Dr Kelly Fast explained.