Odds of impact of newly discovered asteroid rise increase slightly again
Initially, the probability of an impact was 1 in 83, which represented a 1.2% chance of collision. The odds have now increased to 1 in 43, or a 2.3% chance of impact.
Scientists have predicted what would happen if Bennu were to collide with Earth.
However, Bennu, a 500-metre wide lump of rock, has been located by the boffins and their telescopes and they’ve given it a 1 ...