asteroid impact path

NASA recalculates the odds (low, whew!) of asteroid Bennu striking Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 18, 2021
Mark the date: 24 September 2182. That’s the day, according to a study released today, that a half-kilometer-wide asteroid called Bennu—recently visited by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft—has the greatest chance of colliding with Earth in the next 300 years. The researchers behind the NASA-sponsored study emphasize that the risk of an impact remains very small—one in 2700, or 0.037%—and that, armed with the wealth of data from OSIRIS-REx’s 2 years orbiting the asteroid, they now know much more about it and the risk it poses.

By David Aragorn
Apophis asteroid might be more likely to strike Earth in 2068 than thought 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 17, 2020
David Tholen, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, recently reported on the status of asteroid Apophis during a virtual meeting of the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences. During his presentation, he outlined research he and his team conducted regarding the path of the asteroid and the likelihood that it will strike Earth.

By David Aragorn
Neil deGrasse Tyson warns asteroid could hit Earth day before election 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 19, 2020
That’s one way to rock the vote.

By David Aragorn
Is Earth’s Doomsday Near? NASA Warns Killer Asteroid May Arrive on Earth in 5 Days 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 14, 2020
A large asteroid near Earth, which is predicted to approach the planet on Saturday, Feb. 15, is set one kilometer apart. An area rock of this size is estimated to kill millions in the region in just one stroke. The expected phenomenon would trigger a disaster on a global scale.

By David Aragorn