Apocalyptic simulation shows what you would see if the Moon crashed into Earth

A terrifying apocalyptic simulation shows what might happen to Earth should the Moon ever crash in to our home planet. And it's a situation we really want to avoid.

It comes as a 'city killer' asteroid has been given very real odds of hitting the Moon and Earth by experts at NASA, with devastation caused should the space rock - known as 2024 YR4 - actually land on the planet when it makes its way towards both cosmic objects.

This is set to maybe happen in the year of 2032; three years after a 'God of Chaos' asteroid is also given odds to also crash into the globe.

With the potential collision regarding 2024 YR4, Alvaro Gracia Montoya from the CGI simulator team at MetaBallStudios, revealed a video showing what could happen if the asteroid hits a major city on Earth - namely Manhattan.

And it's not the only simulation the MetaBallStudios team has put together when it comes to major space events impacting life down on terra firma.

What does the Moon do?

The relationship between the Moon and Earth is an important one as well, as a physically close one.

It makes life on the planet more liveable, NASA explains, by 'moderating our home planet's wobble on its axis', leading to a 'relatively stable climate'.

The gravitational pull of the Moon also controls the planet's tides, and creating that daily rhythm that has 'guided humans for thousands of years'.

Will the Moon crash into Earth?

What would happen if they collided? (Getty Stock Images)

Yes. In a very long time. We're talking 65 billion years from now, as reported by Forbes.

It'd be a bit of a shock if humanity was around then. But what would happen if it occurred during our lifespan?

The MetaBallStudios team has visualised this - albeit not with exact calculations - and it is absolutely terrifying.

Basing it in New York City, it shows the Moon zooming towards Earth at an alarming rate, taking just minutes to travel more than 336,000 kilometres between the planet and space rock in orbit.

There's a chance in billions of years' time (Getty Stock Images)

As it gets closer, it causes havoc with the tides as the Hudson River begins to flood Manhattan. A tsunami soon occurs, with the entire island flooded as buildings are swept away by the pressure of the water and the extreme change in wind.

As the Moon really closes in, the crust of the Earth starts to break and turn the planet in to a super hot wreckage.

Footage then cuts to space and what astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) would see in this instance, with huge explosions happening on the surface of the planet as both objects collide. The Earth is quickly then transformed in to a giant fireball. And that's that. See the clip below in all its glory:

'What a journey'

"No disaster movie has ever managed to make me feel so much dread and so helpless," one viewer said.

"With a consistent budget and the right equipment you could create CGI masterpieces. Hats off to you."

Another wrote: "Holy moly, what a journey. Please more of this first person stuff."

And a third posted: "Imagine being an astronaut and seeing the moment of Moon impact on our home planet is pretty terrifying."