An Asteroid Has a 1-in-77 Chance of Hitting Earth. Here's What It Would Do
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid is hurtling by Earth — and scientists are warning of its potential impact
An asteroid with the power to unleash an explosion one hundred times greater than the atomic bomb has triggered global space ...
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Asteroid with a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 spotted by astronomers
ESA-Science Office Astronomers have made a startling discovery: a medium-sized asteroid that could potentially impact the Earth within the next 10 years. However, experts agree that the public ...
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A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
“If the asteroid turns out to be on the large end of its estimated size range, the impact could produce blast damage as far as 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the impact site,” Chodas said.
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World's Space Agencies Say Asteroid Has 1.3% Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032
The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way ... potentially spanning as far as 50 kilometers from the impact site. It's too soon to know where on Earth ...
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A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth — how worried should we be?
According to the latest calculations from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, there is a 1.6% chance the asteroid will strike Earth on December 22, 2032. If it does hit, possible impact sites ...
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Asteroid Bennu contains building blocks of life
Analysis of samples taken from the asteroid Bennu reveal the presence of organic compounds important for life, and that its ...
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World's Space Agencies Say Asteroid Has 1.3% Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid's diameter, while not enough to wreak immediate global havoc, is definitely enough to cause severe damage to whatever region it hits, potentially spanning as far as 50 kilometers from the ...