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Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...
Asteroid's chances of hitting Earth have nearly doubled in a week, ESA scientist warns
The chances of an asteroid that could be up to 300ft (100m) wide hitting Earth in 2032 have almost doubled after new telescope scans, an expert told Yahoo News. The European Space Agency (ESA) has ...
NASA scientist warns, we can't stop a big asteroid
An asteroid has a one in 83 chance of hitting Earth in just over seven years. While most space rocks pass by harmlessly, this ...
Asteroid collision formed huge craters on Moon within minutes
A new study suggests the craters were dug out by rocky debris after the lunar surface was struck around 3.8 billion years ago ...
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New NASA imagery shows large asteroid that could impact Earth in 2032
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...
Terrifying simulation reveals exactly what will happen if asteroid Bennu crashes into Earth in 2182
Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.
There's a 1.9% chance a big asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Scientists say don't worry about it
Look at it this way — there's almost a 99 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth ...
Major update on increasing chance of huge asteroid size of London Eye directly hitting Earth
YR4, the asteroid is currently estimated to be between 40 and 90 metres in diameter, although this could change as we gain ...
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 ...
Federal immigration cuts gut decades-old newcomer program in Vancouver
The federal government has announced it will reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada this year, and is cutting ...
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An asteroid may hit Earth in 8 years — but don't panic
The hunk of space rock measures somewhere between 130 and 300 feet long, but its speed is unknown. “It’s a matter of ‘does it ...
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Rsearchers say an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
That's good news for NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side later this ...