Space Agency confirming that a collision will not take place on April 2, 2052. The threatening asteroid had been at the top of global risk lists for months as concerns mounted about its potential impact. READ MORE 'First human to live past 150 years has already been born', claim age-stopping scientists But the European Space Agency ( ESA) has confirmed they have removed ‘2021 QM1’ from their list after they joined forces with the European Southern Observatory.