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  • Large asteroid will sweep by earth in 2029, almost colliding

    02/09/2020 1:16:43 PM PST · by WebHankerchief22 · 70 replies
    Earthsky ^ | April 30, 2019 | Deborah Bryd
    A relatively large asteroid that would cause damage if it hit earth will undergo a near miss of earth, flying right by. There was earlier controversy as to whether the asteroid would hit, but now scientists say it won't hit. Previously a 1-40 chance of colliding. However, if the around 370 meter asteroid actually did hit earth in a high density area.. it would be a disaster. According to a simulation from an Asteroid Damage Simulator, the asteroid would cause hundreds of thousands of casualties and hundreds of buildings would collapse in range. Fortunately, this will not happen as the...