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NASA predicts an asteroid has a 72 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2038

https://www.the-express.com/news/space-news/141313/nasa-asteroid-collision-exercise-earth-space In a hypothetical scenario posed to a group of nearly 100 government representatives, NASA found that their plan to combat the asteroid hurtling towards Earth had several “high-level gaps,” according to their presentation. They said space officials have “limited readiness to quickly implement needed space missions,” and methods to keep the public informed on … Read moreNASA predicts an asteroid has a 72 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2038

Asteroid impacts Earth just two hours after it was discovered

At just three meters wide, 2022 EB5 was around just half the size of an average male giraffe, which grows to be around five-six meters in height. As such, it was unlikely to do any damage if it had impacted the planet.  — Read on m.jpost.com/science/article-701110 However it’s clear that the timeline from discovery to … Read moreAsteroid impacts Earth just two hours after it was discovered

Asteroid making close fly by to planet next week

More .. 6abc.com/asteroid-2022-earth-nasa-january-18/11459031/ The approaching asteroid is known as 7482 (1994 PC1) and it was discovered in 1994, according to NASA. Nobody expects 7482 (1994 PC1) to hit Earth, but it’s the closest the asteroid will come for the next two centuries, according to NASA projections. The flyby is expected to take place on Tuesday … Read moreAsteroid making close fly by to planet next week

Earth has yet another phew moment

dark night sky with bright stars

Named 2021 SG, an asteroid flew close to the planet on September 16, but because it came from the direction of the Sun, scientists didn’t see it coming… Think about that.. Where were you on September 16 when you had no idea this was occurring? According to the NASA-backed International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, the … Read moreEarth has yet another phew moment

The God of Chaos in 2068

Rest easy tonight. This is not the night of the mighty Apophis — we have more Earthly things to worry about with a virus raging and political distractions causing immense and true division.

But be warned.. a giant killer stalks. It may pass by through our friendly skies safely in 2068 and all of these predictions will be naught.

Or we will look back at 2020 and relish in the thought of just how great it was after all.

The moment when the world ended

STORM GIFFORD IN THE NY DAILY NEWS: Paleontologists in North Dakota has uncovered an incredible stash of fossils that was formed instantaneously after an asteroid struck Earth nearly 66 million years ago. Excavations revealed in amazing detail fossils of fish and other animals unable to escape the glassy fragments that plummeted from the sky caused … Read moreThe moment when the world ended

We made it through December .. and we’re fineA huge fireball exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in…

We made it through December .. and we’re fine A huge fireball exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in December, according to Nasa. The blast was the second largest of its kind in 30 years, and the biggest since the fireball over Chelyabinsk in Russia six years ago. But it went largely unnoticed until now because … Read moreWe made it through December .. and we’re fineA huge fireball exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in…

Trick or treat: The return of Asteroid 2015 TB145

Asteroid 2015 TB145 resembles a human skull in the correct light. It swept by Earth in 2015. This Halloween it returns yet again.. This dark object measures between 625 and 700 meters, its rotation period is around three hours and, in certain lighting conditions, it resembles a human skull. In 2015, Ttghe object was discovered a few days … Read moreTrick or treat: The return of Asteroid 2015 TB145