NASA predicts large asteroid impact could be in Earth’s future

NASA scientists are assessing the possibility of asteroid Bennu colliding with Earth in the future, potentially impacting an area comparable to the size of Texas.

Bennu, categorized as a Near-Earth Object (NEO), orbits close to our planet approximately every six years. Scientists have been monitoring it since its discovery in September 1999.

Researchers suggest that there is an exceedingly slim chance that Bennu might pass through a critical zone known as a “gravity keyhole,” redirecting its path towards Earth in the year 2182.

A recent paper from the OSIRIS-REx science team estimates that Bennu has a 0.037% probability (1 in 2,700) of colliding with Earth, contingent on another close approach, WTAJ reported.

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