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YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

The odds that the space rock, 2024 YR4, will smash into our planet in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, leading astronomers to conclude that we are no longer in danger.