How Many Earth-Destroying Asteroids Are Headed Toward Us At This Exact Moment?

I’ve always wondered why I enjoyed the film “Armageddon” so much. I think it has something to do with the widely-shared fear that another meteorite like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs would hit us again. So, how good are our odds?

By

Adam Albright-Hanna

Mar 6, 2013

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5ueqljOl6PY%3Frel%3D0

Add to Google News

Tags

More for You

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

siblings, only child, TikTok, viral video, Lonnie IIV, funny, relatable, family, childhood, brothers

Only child asks friends what it’s like growing up with siblings. They showed her instead.

People share their favorite ‘non-tech’ hobbies that keep them sane in a digital world

Macaulay Culkin, home alone, movies, Macaulay Culkin kids, christmas movies

Macaulay Culkin says his kids have seen ‘Home Alone’ but he hasn’t told them Kevin is their dad

costco, costco cake, costco cakes, costco cake order, costco custom cake app

Costco customers are overjoyed by news that the store’s ‘archaic’ cake ordering system is finally modernizing

Advertisement

Featured

All Featured Stories →

dogs, cats, toddlers, science, prosocial behavior

A study tested cats and dogs to see if they’d help humans in trouble. We love cats anyway.

Cecily Knobler

pit bull; dogs; pets; genetic mutation; Theo; long haired pit bull

Pit bull has a rare genetic mutation that makes him look like he’s wearing a teddy bear costume

Jacalyn Wetzel & Upworthy Staff

Korean phrase; difficult day; life advice; faith in humanity; learning; culture; sharing culture

A beautifully simple Korean phrase said to loved ones having a hard day is bringing people to tears

Jacalyn Wetzel & Upworthy Staff

Three years ago, a man wrote a heartfelt LinkedIn post about his dad losing his job. It paid off immediately.

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff