YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...

I'm still betting on a signal by 2036.' The astronomer has also argued that recent research has determined there could be billions of Earth-like worlds in ... star 27 light years from Earth ...