The chances of an asteroid slamming into Earth in just seven years from now have been upgraded by NASA. The worrying prediction says that the 2024 YR4 asteroid now has a 2.3% chance of hitting us, almost double its previous 1.2% chance.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting planet Earth in seven years.