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.
No, an asteroid cannot physically pass through the Earth due to its solid structure. If an asteroid were to collide with the Earth, it would impact the surface, causing significant damage depending on its size and speed.
No. The asteroid has passed, having missed Earth by about 17,000 miles. That's fairly close, but scientists new it would miss by about that much.
From the sun it goes Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, ASTEROID belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (although no longer classed as a planet). So the earth is inside the orbit of the asteroid belt.
No, an asteroid cannot destroy earth, but a large enough asteroid can have devastating effects on the life on Earth
An asteroid is space debris made up of rock and metal and can range drastically in size. When an asteroid makes a collision course for Earth, it is called a meteor. A meteor that manages to hit the Earth is called a meteorite.
Meteorites that originate from the asteroid belt can collide with Earth, carrying evidence of Earth's inner composition. By analyzing these meteorites, scientists can study the interior structure and composition of our planet.
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.
An asteroid to happen? Asteroid cannot 'happen'. It can collide with earth, or any other object with mass, though.
Near-Earth asteroids have some potential to collide with Earth. The effects of an impact, even from a relatively small asteroid, could be devastating. So, scientists are working to find objects that might collide with Earth. If one is shown to be a substantial danger, then strategies for deflecting it to miss earth may be discussed.
No, an asteroid cannot physically pass through the Earth due to its solid structure. If an asteroid were to collide with the Earth, it would impact the surface, causing significant damage depending on its size and speed.
It doesn't. In an estimated 23 years, a belt of asteroids will collide with the earth.
Most asteroids are in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. But a few do come close to the Earth; these are called Near Earth Asteroids. You can see a list of NEAs, and the dates that they will come closest to the Earth, at www.spaceweather.com. Asteroids and comets have collided with the Earth in the past, and someday one will collide with Earth in the future. Depending on the mass of the asteroid, the damage could be catastrophic. 65 million years ago, scientists now believe that an asteroid or comet hit the Earth, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs and most life on Earth.
There are currently no known asteroids on a collision course with Earth in 2022.
Earth did not collide with a planet. If Earth collided with another planet, it would have been smashed to smithereens and wiped from existence, then over billions of years the debris would have formed into a series of lifeless moons. It is believed however that a large-ish object, most likely a small moon or large asteroid, did collide with the Earth. The debris from that impact is believed to have created the moon that orbits Earth. So, a planet did not collide with Earth. But it's possible a small moon or large asteroid did. This is only a theory, it has not been scientifically proven. The theory is called the "giant impact hypothesis".
No. The asteroid has passed, having missed Earth by about 17,000 miles. That's fairly close, but scientists new it would miss by about that much.
The dinosaurs died.
A black hole would eventually swallow up the entire Earth. An asteroid would provoke great catastrophes - depending, of course, on the mass of the asteroid.