Earth's Satellites At Risk If Asteroid Smashes Into Moon: Study

Scientists estimate there is a 4.3-percent chance this asteroid will hit the Moon in 2032 (Credit: AFP)

If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers.

Earlier this year there were briefly fears that the 60-metre-wide (200-foot-wide) asteroid called 2024 YR4, which is big enough to level a city, would strike Earth on December 22, 2032.