Is Earth destined for another extinction-level asteroid event? | The Excerpt
Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...
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Earth unlikely to be destroyed by doomsday asteroid swarms, study explains
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The end of the world won’t come from a swarm of deadly asteroid strikes, a new study explains.
Don't worry (too much) about asteroids hitting Earth
Any time you see a headline about an asteroid heading towards the planet, you can relax. Big and small asteroids fly by Earth ...
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Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th
For the asteroid named for an Egyptian god of chaos to pose a risk to Earth, it would need to be hit by another space rock at just the right angle to redirect the city-killer on a collision ...
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Speculated ‘doomsday’ asteroid swarm less likely to impact Earth, study finds
Researchers from the University of Maryland used the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) telescope to study the Taurid swarm.
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Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis hitting Earth
New research has suggested that if other much smaller space rocks hit Apophis, the asteroid, which is almost as wide as the Empire State Building is tall, could be redirected, and Earth might ...
A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
Scientists are eager to examine the impact’s aftermath up close to know exactly how effective Dart was and what changes might ...
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Scientists ease fears of a ‘doomsday’ asteroid swarm near Earth
Astronomers have some reassuring news about a possible asteroid threat near our planet: there aren’t as many dangerous ...
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Could ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid hit Earth in 2029?
(NASA) The asteroid Apophis will pass closely by Earth in 2029 If an unlikely series of events occurs, it could be on a collision course The odds of Apophis hitting our planet are roughly one in ...
The Day NASA Smashed an Asteroid: What It Was Like Inside Mission Control
The author of a new book on the DART mission takes us behind the scenes of the day NASA smacked an asteroid.
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Scientists capture stunning 3D images of ancient asteroid impact crater beneath Atlantic Ocean
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have unveiled stunning new images of a massive asteroid impact crater hidden beneath ...