TigerHunter
2008-12-30, 09:22 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-thomson/chances-youll-be-killed-b_b_154138.html
Based on NASA projections, there is indeed a chance that such an asteroid will impact Earth in the next year.
Don't worry, it's not one in a million. It's 1 in 2,518,072. So we're most probably safe.
if you are considering fleeing Earth, you are more likely to die by spacecraft accident than by asteroid. And if you do so anyway, given the chance of being bitten, stung or crushed by another person or animal, your chances are even worse if you bring company.
Based on NASA projections, there is indeed a chance that such an asteroid will impact Earth in the next year.
Don't worry, it's not one in a million. It's 1 in 2,518,072. So we're most probably safe.
if you are considering fleeing Earth, you are more likely to die by spacecraft accident than by asteroid. And if you do so anyway, given the chance of being bitten, stung or crushed by another person or animal, your chances are even worse if you bring company.