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An Asteroid Won’t Destroy Life on Earth in 2032, but It Will Eventually
It came from outer space! In the early morning of June 30, 1908, people in the remote Tunguska region of Siberia beheld an ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
In 1908, a 30-meter-wide (98-foot-wide) asteroid struck the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in a remote Siberian forest of Russia ...
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Asteroid ‘2024 YR4’ likely won’t hit Earth in 2032, but the odds will continue to change
The last major asteroid event in recent history was the 18m-wide meteorite that hit Chelyabinsk in Russia in 2013. The fireball turned night into day and released an estimated 500 kilotons of energy ...
Mystery as unidentified flying object lights up sky over Kyiv
The night sky over Kyiv was lit up by what some have speculated may have been a comet or meteor - shortly before Russia launched yet another series of drone strikes. With no official confirmation ...
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Was Lake Baikal Really Forged by a Meteor? The Secrets of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal in Siberia stands as one of Earth’s most astonishing natural wonders. Its staggering depth—reaching over ...
Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
In 1908, a 30-meter-wide (98-foot-wide) asteroid struck the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in a remote Siberian forest of Russia, according to the Planetary Society. The event leveled trees and ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
The event leveled trees and destroyed forests across 830 square miles.And in 2013, a 66-foot-wide asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere over Chelyabinsk, Russia. It exploded in the air, releasing 20 ...