Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means
A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...
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The last major asteroid to hit Earth destroyed 500 square kilometers — and it could have been much worse
But it could have been even worse had it exploded closer to earth like the Tunguska event. As many as 800 asteroids are hovering around Earth, posing many a risk. Some are particularly dangerous ...
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How the Earth and moon formed, explained
The Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...