The European Space Agency has said asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting the Moon would be a "very rare event" Politics
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could be the largest asteroid to smash into the Moon in around 5,000 years Events
Researchers say satellites may be at risk and impact could create a spectacular meteor shower in the skies If a giant asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032 it could send lunar debris hurtling towards Earth, researchers have said, posing a risk to satellites but also creating a rare and spectacularly vivid meteor shower visible in the skies.Asteroid 2024 YR4 triggered a planetary defence response earlier this year after telescope observations revealed the “city killer” had a 3% chance of colliding with Earth. Continue reading... Events
Researchers call for measures being taken to safeguard Earth from asteroids to be extended to Moon Events
The asteroid was originally projected to hit Earth, but a moon strike is now more likely Events
It was initially feared the asteroid would hit Earth, but the odds of a moonstrike have now been increased Technology
The 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 may not be on a collision course with Earth anymore. But NASA has raised the odds of it hitting the moon in just seven years' time. Events
It would be one of largest asteroids in recent history to hit lunar surface Events
