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Why would scientists want to know if an asteroid is on a course to collide with earth in 20 years?

If an asteroid were to hit Earth, it could do HUGE damage. It was the changes to Earth after an asteroid hit that killed off the dinosaurs. But if we knew about an asteroid heading our way long enough ahead of time, maybe we could change it's course enough to make it miss, and save millions of lives.


Is it true that a giant asteroid is about to hit the earth in 2014?

No, there is no evidence to support the claim that a giant asteroid was going to hit Earth in 2014. Astronomers keep a close eye on potentially hazardous asteroids, and there are protocols in place to deal with any potential threats.


Could an asteroid hit the earth?

yes it will because there are alot of things floating around in space


How long before the metor as big as Texas will hit earth?

There are no known asteroids the size of Texas that have even the slightest chance of hitting Earth. The only known Texas-sized asteroid is Ceres, which has a stable orbit in the asteroid belt and could never hit Earth.


Will an asteroid hit sydney in the year 2029?

Chances are, no. There was some concern in 2004 that the asteroid Apophis might hit earth in 2029, but it is now known that the object will narrowly miss earth, though there is still some uncertainty of a few thousand miles as to how close it will come. There is still a very slight chance that it could hit earth in 2036.Even if we did predict that an asteroid would hit earth, we could not predict the path so precisely as to whether it would hit a particular city.

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Could the orbital alignment on December 21st 2012 somehow cause an asteroid to hit earth?

An asteroid might hit at any moment. There is no reason to believe that an asteroid will hit any time soon, though.


Could a killer asteroid hit earth?

Yes it can and has in the past, wiping out all the larger life forms on earth.


Why would scientist want to know if an asteroid is on a course to collide with earth in 20 years?

If an asteroid were to hit Earth, it could do HUGE damage. It was the changes to Earth after an asteroid hit that killed off the dinosaurs. But if we knew about an asteroid heading our way long enough ahead of time, maybe we could change it's course enough to make it miss, and save millions of lives.


Why would scientists want to know if an asteroid is on a course to collide with earth in 20 years?

If an asteroid were to hit Earth, it could do HUGE damage. It was the changes to Earth after an asteroid hit that killed off the dinosaurs. But if we knew about an asteroid heading our way long enough ahead of time, maybe we could change it's course enough to make it miss, and save millions of lives.


Is it true that a giant asteroid is about to hit the earth in 2014?

No, there is no evidence to support the claim that a giant asteroid was going to hit Earth in 2014. Astronomers keep a close eye on potentially hazardous asteroids, and there are protocols in place to deal with any potential threats.


Could an asteroid hit the earth?

yes it will because there are alot of things floating around in space


What country did the 2008 asteroid hit in Canada?

no it was not an asteroid that hit the earth, it was kevins big mouth


Has the earth been hit by an asteroid?

Yes. An asteroid probably hit Siberia, in Russia, in June 1908.


Will an asteroid will hit Earth this week?

Probably not. I haven't seen any news about an asteroid about to strike Earth.


How long before the metor as big as Texas will hit earth?

There are no known asteroids the size of Texas that have even the slightest chance of hitting Earth. The only known Texas-sized asteroid is Ceres, which has a stable orbit in the asteroid belt and could never hit Earth.


Will a asteroid ever hit the earth?

yes! it depend to gravitational pull and the weight of an asteroid


What would you plan if an asteroid would hit earth?

If the asteroid is more than about 5 miles in diameter, the devastation would be worldwide. There would be nothing that anyone could do.