Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too worried.
A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency. That estimate, made Friday, works out to approximately a one-in-45 chance of direct impact, which also means a 44-in-45 chance of a miss.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
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What Happens If an Asteroid Comes Too Close to Earth? Don't Panic — NASA Already Has a Plan.NASA scientists are already finding ways to make sure that the end of the world will not be caused by an asteroid.
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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