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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 ...

If an incoming asteroid hits the moon, it will be visible from Earth, according to a new study

This time last year, the world was gripped by reports that an incoming, nearly 200-feet-wide asteroid had a tiny, tiny chance ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4's collision with the moon could create a flash visible from Earth, study finds

If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that ...

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.
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Deep space, dim objects: Why asteroid mining caught the Space Force’s eye

In national security space, “dim objects” typically refer to satellites or debris that emit little energy and are hard to see with traditional sensors. Detecting and characterizing them is already ...
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A 60-meter asteroid is headed for the moon, what will happen to Earth?

A 60-meter-wide asteroid, 2024 YR4, could collide with the Moon in December 2032, offering scientists an unprecedented chance ...
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A 60 m asteroid is racing toward the moon. What does that mean for Earth?

A space rock roughly the height of a 15‑story building is on a trajectory that could intersect with the Moon in the early 2030s, and astronomers are watching it with unusual intensity. The object, ...