NEW: Everyone’s hoping asteroid 2024 YR4 doesn’t hit Earth. It probably won’t; the odds are 2.1%.

But, rather awesomely, there’s a (slim) chance that it hits the Moon instead, with the force of hundreds of atomic bombs. And we’d see it happen!

Me @newscientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/2467730-theres-a-tiny-chance-the-asteroid-headed-for-earth-could-hit-the-moon/