Study models asteroid collision’s potentially devastating impact
A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...
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Bennu isn’t likely to hit Earth — but if it did, here’s what would happen
The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...
There's a slight chance Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Moon in 2032
There is a chance, albeit slim, that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the Moon, creating a new crater and an explosion that might ...
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 could hit Earth and spark global winter as year of 'impact' pinpointed
The asteroid Bennu has been at the centre of scientific discussions recently, especially after researchers analysed surface samples collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. While much of the ...
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Bennu Asteroid: A Massive Threat That Could Bring ‘Global Winter’ to Earth
Bennu’s potential collision with Earth is a remote but unsettling possibility, according to a new study. Bennu is about 500 metres wide—taller than the Empire State Building and as wide as ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4: The 'potentially hazardous' asteroids that could still strike Earth ...
The space rock now has a one-in-360 chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032, down from its peak of a one-in-32 chance. While it's looking likely that asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely fly by Earth, ...
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NASA: 1.6% chance newly discovered asteroid will impact Earth in 2032
Advertisement "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average ever few ... that could strike Earth NASA finds 'key to life' in Bennu asteroid samples NASA project NEOWISE ends after cataloging ...