This image of Bennu, taken from a range of 15 miles, shows its unexpectedly rough and rocky surface. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona hide caption
A potentially dangerous asteroid called Bennu has a 1 in 1,750 chance of hitting Earth between now and the year 2300.
Odds of asteroid Bennu slamming Earth higher but still slim
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu's whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a slightly greater chance of clobbering Earth than previously thought.
But don't be alarmed: Scientists reported Wednesday that the odds are still quite low that Bennu will hit us in the next century.
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Space agency Nasa earlier this week said that an asteroid named Bennu, which is as large as the Empire State Building in New York, could hit the Earth.
However, if one is reading this information, neither they or their grandchildren have any reason to worry as this event is unlikely to happen till the 2100s. The probability of the asteroid Bennu hitting earth between now and 2300 is one in 1,750, according to a report by the New York Times.
Future asteroid danger ratchets up a notch or two
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a slightly greater chance of clobbering Earth than previously thought.
But don’t be alarmed: Scientists reported Wednesday that the odds are still quite low that Bennu will hit us in the next century.
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NASA video explains how and when the asteroid Bennu might impact the Earth, though the chances at very slim.
Scientists now have a better handle on asteroid Bennu's whereabouts for the next 200 years. But questions remain about what will happen in 2135.
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If the possibility of an asteroid called Bennu slamming into Earth a lifetime from now was keeping you up at night,… https://t.co/sjNyM1tQZ2 sciam (from New York City) Thu Aug 12 18:24:57 +0000 2021
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