Study models asteroid collision’s potentially devastating impact
A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...
What Happens If Asteroid Bennu Crashes into Earth? Scientists Reveal the Deadly Truth
Bennu, which comes closest to Earth every six years at a distance of 299,000 km, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with ...
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What would happen if a small asteroid hit Earth? Scientists have an idea
One of the more notable objects is the asteroid Bennu, which measures about 500 meters ... If an asteroid of this size ...
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Asteroid Could Devastate Earth In 2182: What to Know
Researchers used computer simulations to study the impact of an asteroid with the diameter of Bennu (about 500 meters) to ascertain what the fallout of the collision would be. They found that ...
NASA: 1.6% chance newly discovered asteroid will impact Earth in 2032
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, ...
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Asteroid Bennu still a concern: year of possible impact with Earth and the devastation it would cause
Bennu, one of the largest asteroids, has been the subject of research and simulations in the event of an impact with our planet. Bennu is 500 meters wide and astronomers have predicted a one in ...
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Asteroid could hit Earth and spark global winter as year of 'impact' pinpointed
The asteroid ... years ago, Bennu still poses a significant threat. According to the study, published by researchers part of the IBS Centre for Climate Physics, a direct impact would release ...