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Asteroid impact with Moon would produce visible flash, followed by meteor storms

If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, we could not only witness the event, but also meteor storms like nothing we've ever seen before.

'Earth is in real danger': City-killer asteroid has a 1 in 32 chance of impact, says NASA

NASA warns asteroid YR4 has a 1 in 32 chance of impact by 2032. At 177 feet wide, it could flatten a city with an 8-megaton blast. JWST will refine its trajectory soon.
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Asteroid could smash into the moon in 2032 and light up the night sky

An asteroid roughly the size of a 15‑story building has a small but serious chance of slamming into the Moon in 2032, ...

A Possible Lunar Impact in 2032 Could Spark Days of Meteor Showers on Earth

The space rock has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in six years—and it could generate a flash nearly as bright as Venus.

Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.

This space rock earned scientists' attention.

‘City-Killer’ Asteroid Threat: Could thousands of undetected space rocks hit Earth? Here’s what’s keeping NASA Scientists awake at night

Space agencies maintain that global cooperation and sustained investment are vital to planetary defence. While the DART mission demonstrated that deflection technology works, experts say early ...
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Chance of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025

The chances of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025, after astronomers discovered a building-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first detected by ...
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A new study sized the asteroid at around 60 meters. Chances of it hitting the Moon may soon increase.

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