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Asteroid Alert 2024: Is Something Like Chixculub On Its Way?

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Today, we're about to dive into the wild world of asteroid threats, and trust me, it's going to be a bumpy ride!
Now, I know what you're thinking. "Asteroids? Aren't those just big space rocks floating around minding their own business?" Well, my friend, sometimes these celestial wanderers decide to crash the party – literally. And when they do, it can be a real showstopper.
But before we get into the nitty-gritty of future threats, let's take a quick trip down memory lane.
66 million years ago, Earth was having a pretty good day. Dinosaurs were roaming around, probably thinking they were the coolest thing since sliced bread (which, to be fair, hadn't been invented yet). Then, WHAM! An uninvited guest, about 10 to 15 kilometers wide, decided to drop in.
This party crasher, now known as the Chicxulub asteroid, hit the Earth with the force of billions of atomic bombs. It was so catastrophic that it wiped out about 75% of plant and animal species on Earth, including our dinosaur friends.
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DISCUSSIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA
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00:00 Intro
1:10 What happened 66 millions years ago?
2:20 a new alert
4:100 How do we study asteroids?
7:00 What makes an asteroid dangerous?
10:20 Analyzing the Asteroids
11:28 Apophis Asteroid
12:18 Bennu Asteroid
12:56 2023 DW Asteroid
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#insanecuriosity #asteroidimpact #apophis
Now, I know what you're thinking. "Asteroids? Aren't those just big space rocks floating around minding their own business?" Well, my friend, sometimes these celestial wanderers decide to crash the party – literally. And when they do, it can be a real showstopper.
But before we get into the nitty-gritty of future threats, let's take a quick trip down memory lane.
66 million years ago, Earth was having a pretty good day. Dinosaurs were roaming around, probably thinking they were the coolest thing since sliced bread (which, to be fair, hadn't been invented yet). Then, WHAM! An uninvited guest, about 10 to 15 kilometers wide, decided to drop in.
This party crasher, now known as the Chicxulub asteroid, hit the Earth with the force of billions of atomic bombs. It was so catastrophic that it wiped out about 75% of plant and animal species on Earth, including our dinosaur friends.
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DISCUSSIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA
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--
00:00 Intro
1:10 What happened 66 millions years ago?
2:20 a new alert
4:100 How do we study asteroids?
7:00 What makes an asteroid dangerous?
10:20 Analyzing the Asteroids
11:28 Apophis Asteroid
12:18 Bennu Asteroid
12:56 2023 DW Asteroid
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#insanecuriosity #asteroidimpact #apophis
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