{"id":10479,"date":"2022-03-06T09:11:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T09:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1381975"},"modified":"2022-03-06T09:11:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T09:11:18","slug":"an-asteroid-impact-could-wipe-out-entire-cities-what-can-we-do-to-prevent-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10479","title":{"rendered":"An asteroid impact could wipe out entire cities \u2014 what can we do to prevent that?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Earth exists in a dangerous environment. Cosmic bodies, like asteroids and comets, are constantly zooming through space<\/a> and often crash into our planet. Most of these are too small to pose a threat, but some can be cause for concern<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a scholar who studies space and international security<\/a>, it is my job to ask what the likelihood of an object crashing into the planet really is \u2013 and whether governments are spending enough money to prevent such an event.<\/p>\n

To find the answers to these questions, one has to know what near-Earth objects are out there. To date, NASA<\/a> has tracked only an estimated 40% of the bigger ones<\/a>. Surprise asteroids have visited Earth in the past and will undoubtedly do so in the future. When they do appear, how prepared will humanity be?<\/p>\n

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