NASA updates the odds of a dangerous asteroid colliding with Earth
NASA recently updated the odds of a collision with Earth, one of the two most hazardous objects floating around our solar system.
Last month NASA updated its prediction for one of the most hazardous objects in our solar system colliding with Earth - asteroid Bennu.
The updated forecast, measured to extreme precision, detailed the chances of asteroid Bennu colliding with Earth are 1 in 1,750, which was slightly higher than previous estimations. For those that don't know, Bennu was originally discovered back in 1999, and is an asteroid estimated to be around the size of a regular building.
Updated predictions stated that there is a higher chance that Bennu will collide with Earth, but not a certainty. As previously stated, the chances of Bennu actually colliding with Earth are 1 in 1,750, and those odds will occur late in the twenty-second century. To put the odds of Bennu impacting Earth into perspective, the chances are the same as:
- Flipping a coin and having the first 11 attempts all land heads.
- Any four random people sharing a birthday in the same month (the odds of this are 1 in 1,750 exactly).
- Throwing a dart at a dartboard with your eyes closed and hitting a bullseye.
- Winning the state's VaxMillions lottery on two separate days if every eligible adult resident is entered and a new drawing is held every second.
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