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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4.4-Billion-Year-Old Piece Of Earth Is One Of The Oldest Things We’ve Ever Found
However, this speck of zircon suggested that this fiery hellhole didn’t last for too long. If zircon was around 4.4 billion years ago, then Earth must have cooled and congealed by then ...
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Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
The asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago and led to the extinction of dinosaurs was estimated to be about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter and marked the last known large ...
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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 ...