Risk
Simulation Tracks Earth-Bound ‘City-Destroying’ Asteroid Path as Moon Faces Collision Risk: Scientists
Terrifying Animation Reveals Path of "City-Killer" Asteroid Headed Toward Earth [Image 1: Simulation showing asteroid’s path near Earth and Moon] *A chilling new animation reveals the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4, a potential "city-destroyer" with a 2.1% chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032. Calculations by Dr. David Rankin (University of Arizona’s Catalina Sky […]
Study Estimates Annual Fatality Risk from Uncontrolled Rocket Debris
Flying’s Hidden Danger: The Rising Risk of Space Debris Air travel already comes with turbulence and delays, but scientists now highlight a startling new concern: falling space debris. Researchers at the University of British Columbia estimate a 1 in 2,200 annual chance of a passenger being killed by rocket fragments crashing into their plane. This […]