Though various tabloids across the world have made claims that an asteroid twice the size of the Statue of Liberty could hit earth in 2023, the actual odds of that happening are very, very slim.
The astroid in question has been labeled Asteroid 2018 LF16 by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the chances of it actually impacting Earth are about one in 30 million. As reported by BGR, NASA’s estimates paint an extremely positive future in which there is almost no chance it will actually hit our planet - in fact, it’s been given a 0 on the Torino scale. In reference, a 5 rating is considered “threatening” while an 8 rating begins encroaching upon “certain collision” territory.
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The astroid in question has been labeled Asteroid 2018 LF16 by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the chances of it actually impacting Earth are about one in 30 million. As reported by BGR, NASA’s estimates paint an extremely positive future in which there is almost no chance it will actually hit our planet - in fact, it’s been given a 0 on the Torino scale. In reference, a 5 rating is considered “threatening” while an 8 rating begins encroaching upon “certain collision” territory.
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