The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz.

The threat is all but gone, but we now have pictures of the once-worrisome asteroid.

The former measures reflected light, while the latter shows thermal energy.

The imageswere postedby the European Space Agency last week.

Estimates initially put the asteroid at around 40 to 90 meters.

The actual size turned out to be 60 meters or around 180 feet.

“This is likely a combination of its fast spin and lack of fine-grained sand on its surface.

According to NASA, the asteroid will only be visible from Earth for a little longer.

NASA said the asteroid will not be visible again until 2028 when its orbit brings it back toward Earth.

The percentage fluctuated over the next few months, reaching as high as 3.1%.

After further research, the odds dropped dramatically to 0.28%.

The moon may not be so lucky.