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Meteorite that smashed into Mars shook planet, NASA says
Scientists who study Mars have revealed the remarkable Christmas gift they received from the planet last year.
On Dec. 24, 2021, a meteorite hit Mars' surface, triggering magnitude 4 tremors, which were detected by NASA's InSight spacecraft, which landed on the planet four years ago, some 3,500 kilometers away.
Nearly 900 Asteroids Are Potentially Dangerous to the Earth Over the Next 100 Years
878 asteroids are likely to collide with the Earth in the next 100 years, according to the European Space Agency, quoted by Daily Mail.
This risk should be kept to a minimum because even a small asteroid impact could result in devastating damage, according to scientists at the agency.
This is how Nasa would save Earth from an apocalyptic asteroid
The plot of the 1998 film Armageddon involves a team of expert oil drillers being sent into space, to land on an asteroid on a trajectory to earth, in order to blow it up.
If that precis weren’t sufficient, here’s the Bruce Willis-laden trailer:
Nasa, because the world is reality TV these days, has announced their plan for a similar scenario.
The Tunguska Event: the most powerful explosion in documented history that still remains a mystery
The Tunguska event was a large explosion that occurred near the Stony Tunguska River, in Yeniseysk Governorate in Russia. On June 30, 1908, a fireball was seen streaking across the daytime sky and within moments something exploded in the atmosphere.
Comet hit earth 13,000 years ago, ancient carvings show (photos)
Ancient symbols carved into stone at an archaeological site in Turkey tell the story of a devastating comet impact that triggered a mini ice age more than 13,000 years ago, scientists believe.
Evidence from the carvings, made on a pillar known as the Vulture Stone, suggests that a swarm of comet fragments hit the Earth in around 11000 BC.