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These are the asteroids to worry about

Veritasium · 3 min read

A major asteroid impact can arrive with little warning because detection is biased by where asteroids appear in the sky—and even strong predictions...

Near-Earth AsteroidsDetection BiasOrbital Prediction

5 Ways to Stop a Killer Asteroid

PBS Space Time · 3 min read

Earth will eventually face asteroid impacts capable of mass casualties, but the odds hinge on whether dangerous objects are detected early enough to...

Near-Earth ObjectsAsteroid Impact RiskPlanetary Defense

The "God of Chaos" Asteroid That Might Hit Earth

Second Thought · 2 min read

An asteroid named Apophis—about 340 meters across and nicknamed the “God of Chaos”—will pass extremely close to Earth in 2029, offering a rare...

Near-Earth AsteroidsApophis FlybyPlanetary Defense

How Astrophysics Can (LITERALLY) Save the World

PBS Space Time · 3 min read

Astrophysics turns a blurry moving dot into a quantified Earth-impact probability by combining orbital mechanics, careful uncertainty modeling, and...

Asteroid OrbitsPlanetary DefenseGravitational Keyholes