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 ...
Scientific American

A 200-foot asteroid has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon in 2032—and we could see it

Scientists already knew this could be a doozy. Astronomers previously estimated if 2024 YR4 hits the moon, it could form a ...

NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow

The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.
KTVB

Asteroid spotted 2 hours before it struck Earth

An asteroid hit Earth's atmosphere last Friday. Astronomers were able to precisely determine where it was going to strike. And despite seeing it just two hours before impact, its small size meant it ...
Science News

An asteroid could hit the moon in 2032, scattering debris toward Earth

NEW ORLEANS — There’s about a 4 percent chance that a building-sized asteroid will hit the moon in 2032. Moreover, there’s about a 1 percent chance that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, will not only ...
New Scientist

Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you

Richard Binzel has been watching the skies for hazardous asteroids for more than 50 years. In 1995, he proposed the Near-Earth Object Hazard Index, later renamed the Torino scale, which rates ...