How Prepared Is Earth For An Asteroid Collision? Here’s What We Know

While rumors swirl about the asteroid Apophis smashing into Earth and ending all life as we know it are not very comforting, the truth is that scientists currently don’t believe that there’s a high likelihood of an apocalyptic cataclysmic event from an asteroid or meteorite any time soon. While initial theories in 2004 believed that the asteroid would collide with Earth in 2029, later calculations concluded there’s no risk of Apophis, or any large asteroid, colliding with our planet

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