First discovered in 1999, Bennu is a near-Earth asteroid that passes near the planet every six years, NASA Predicts a Large Asteroid Could Hit Earth in the next Century. 20 Sept. 2023,
Currently, the closest pass of a dangerous NEO to Earth is expected in 2029, when the 1,100-foot-wide (335 m) asteroid Apophis will fly within 19,635 miles (31,600 km) of the planet's surface
The mission, named DART — Double Asteroid Redirection Test, hit Dimorphos, an asteroid that orbits a bigger asteroid called Didymos. Neither asteroid is a threat to Earth. Neither asteroid is a
And if you really want to worry about an asteroid impact, remember that Bennu, the asteroid Nasa recently visited and returned samples from to Earth, could smash into the planet with the force of
The nearest thing to a "prediction" is the asteroid Apophis, which will come very close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, and again on Friday, April 13, 2036. However, further analysis of the
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