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Asteroid Hits Earth In 2036

Cuts cast doubt on asteroid plan

Funding cuts could threaten a plan by astronomers to refine the orbital path of an asteroid which has a very small chance of colliding with Earth in 2036. Ref. Source 3

Earth Hits Asteroid

Are we talking about a 10 15% chance of hitting the earth or is it less than 5% chance of hitting us. Either way you have to remember that the earth has been hit by other asteroids.

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What is the damage estimated to be if it does hit earth? Would it be a large enough scale to cause another ice age? Or even wipe out a country or two, or would it be just a section of a small city that gets impacted?

Apocalypse or natural disaster?

Edited: Rissa on 27th Mar, 2010 - 1:45am

Earth Hits Asteroid

Every so often I hear about these asteroids that are supposed to hit earth at such and such a date. I am seriously wondering if their is any truth at all to this. Or if this is just some ruse to raise the economy by convincing people the world is going to end.

Earth Hits Asteroid

Hazardous asteroid effects ranked from least to most destructive

If an asteroid struck Earth, which of its effects -- scorching heat, flying debris, towering tsunamis -- would claim the most lives? A new study has the answer: violent winds and shock waves are the most dangerous effects produced by Earth-impacting asteroids. Ref. Source 6d.

Asteroid Hits Earth In 2036

I think that we need to worry more about deflecting or destroying asteroids than mitigating damage. The small ones aren't that devastating but there is no mitigating the planet killers. We should work now on some technology to deal with this. It would be useful with the smaller ones as well.

Edited: Kyrroeth on 20th Apr, 2017 - 1:46pm

Asteroid Hits Earth 2036

We have the technology to move objects out of our path now if we just take the guidance systems and rockets from the military to achieve this. Good luck with the military giving these things up however *smile*.

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We have the ability to blow them up too if we fire a concerted strike. I'm pretty sure if things were so dire that it meant extermination if we didn't launch the military would use anything and everything at their disposal.