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These countries are most likely to survive nuclear war, asteroid impact

Discover the countries with the highest chances of survival in the face of nuclear war, asteroid impacts, or other catastrophes. Get ready to book your tickets.

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23/06/2023

Asteroid twice the size of the Titanic to pass Earth Saturday - NASA

467336 (2002 LT38) is, if rounding up a bit, twice the size of the infamous sunken passenger liner, the Titanic, according to NASA. But we're in no danger of it hitting the Earth.

21/06/2023

UFO spotted in Las Vegas just a meteor, alien sightings unexplained - report

The streak of light seen in Las Vegas on April 30 was deemed to have been a meteor fireball rather than a UFO. But the alien sightings, while deemed credible haven't been explained.

Asteroid the size of 15 alpacas to fly past Earth on Monday - NASA

Asteroid 2016 LK49 may have a very close flyby of the Earth on Monday, June 19, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.

18/06/2023

Colossal asteroid the size of 99 narwhals to pass Earth Thursday - NASA

Asteroid 2020 DB5 has no relation to the James Bond car the Aston Martin DB5, but this 850-meter asteroid is set to pass Earth soon, according to NASA.

13/06/2023

Titanic asteroid the size of 84 orcas to pass Earth on Monday - NASA

Asteroid 488453 (1994 XD) is as wide as 830 meters, according to NASA. However, it is in no danger of hitting the Earth.

11/06/2023

Asteroid the size of 28 sheep to ram past the Earth - NASA

Asteroid 2023 HO18 is around 28 sheep in diameter and is set to fly very close to the Earth, according to NASA. However, it won't hit us, despite the close pass.

04/06/2023

Asteroid the size of 20 bald eagles to pass close to Earth Monday - NASA

Asteroid 2023 JK3 is set to pass the closest out of the four asteroids flying by Earth on May 22 and is roughly as wide as the wingspan of 20 bald eagles.

21/05/2023

Asteroid the size of 18 walruses to pass Earth on Sunday - NASA

Asteroid 2023 JK, despite the name, is no joke – but it also won't hit us. But its passing of Earth does come on a day when some Christians thought the end of the world would come.

19/05/2023

Meteor the size of pork roll sandwich crashes through New Jersey home

The meteor, roughly 15.24 centimeters or six inches in size, is believed to be part of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. Despite damage to the home, no injuries were reported.

10/05/2023
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