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A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals the growing danger of falling space debris striking an airplane.

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IF you’ve got any plans for December 22, 2032, you might want to bring them forward. Because the chance of an ­asteroid the size of a football pitch hitting Earth on that date has just doubled. If ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...