The Weather Network on MSN

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 ...

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.
IFLScience

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Astronomers Are Preparing For The "Most Energetic Lunar Impact Witnessed In Human History"

A stronomers are getting prepared for the chance to see "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history ...
Morning Overview on MSN

NASA alerts Earth to asteroid that could be on a collision path

NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen ...
The Hill

New NASA imagery shows large asteroid that could impact Earth in 2032

The animation, provided by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), shows the path of a 130- to 300-foot-wide asteroid — named 2024 YR4 — having a more than 1 percent ...
Terra Planet Earth on MSN

NASA flags an asteroid with a potential Earth-impact trajectory

NASA flags an asteroid, the odds shift, and better tracking usually turns worry into a clean miss. The system improves each ...
PRIMETIMER

New NASA findings clarify the Moon’s impact record and Earth’s water sources

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.
Astronomy

How we track near-Earth asteroids

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...