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1. • • Humans could be wiped out by a catastrophic asteroid strike, commit self-destruction with worldwide nuclear war or succumb to the ravages caused by the climate emergency. But humans are a hardy bunch, so the most likely scenario involves a combination of catastrophes that could eradicate us completely.
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   Can humans survive a giant asteroid impact?

   • Small groups of humans may nevertheless survive in underground shelters. The risk of humanity extinction by giant asteroid impact is addressed. A 100 km sized asteroid impact may transform the Earth into an inhospitable planet, thus causing the extinction of many life forms including the human species.

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   Could giant asteroid impact cause extinction?

   • The risk of humanity extinction by giant asteroid impact is addressed. A 100 km sized asteroid impact may transform the Earth into an inhospitable planet, thus causing the extinction of many life forms including the human species. The exact reason for such a result remains nevertheless uncertain.

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   Can humans defend Earth against asteroids?

   • The universe is a dangerous place. NASA just showed it’s possible to defend Earth against it. Humanity now has the beginnings of a true defense against asteroids. The asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact.

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   What if a giant asteroid hit a planet?

   • It seems almost impossible to deviate a giant asteroid from its collision course. The probability of a giant comet impact is thus 2.2 × 10 -12 for the next hundred years. All life forms would be killed, with the possible exception of extremophiles. The first solution is to settle on another planet and to achieve full autonomy before the impact.

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3. www.space.com › asteroid-apocalypse-how-big-canHow big must an asteroid be to end human civilization? | Space

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   Sep 26, 2022 · published 26 September 2022. The damage caused by an asteroid impact depends on its size. But how big must a space rock be to cause an apocalypse? Most asteroids burn up upon entering Earth's...

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4. www.vox.com › future-perfect › 2022/9/27What the NASA asteroid DART mission means for humanity’s ...

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   Sep 27, 2022 · Humanity now has the beginnings of a true defense against asteroids. by Bryan Walsh. Sep 27, 2022, 8:10 AM PDT. The asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before ...

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5. www.theatlantic.com › magazine › archiveThe People Cheering for Humanity’s End - The Atlantic

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   Dec 1, 2022 · Even the most radical 20th-century thinkers stop short at the prospect of the actual extinction of Homo sapiens, which would mean the end of all our projects, values, and meanings. Humanity may be ...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Human_extinctionHuman extinction - Wikipedia

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   Human extinction is the hypothetical end of the human species, either by population decline due to extraneous natural causes, such as an asteroid impact or large-scale volcanism, or via anthropogenic destruction (self-extinction), for example by sub-replacement fertility.

7. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleDon’t Panic – How Humanity Might Survive the Next Million Years

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   May 29, 2013 · Threats to our existence don’t always come in the form of asteroid impacts or intense volcanic activity, as they were during some mass extinctions. Disease and famine have horrifically ended...

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8. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleHumanity extinction by asteroid impact - ScienceDirect

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   Apr 1, 2022 · The risk of humanity extinction by giant asteroid impact is addressed. A 100 km sized asteroid impact may transform the Earth into an inhospitable planet, thus causing the extinction of many life forms including the human species. The exact reason for such a result remains nevertheless uncertain.

9. www.vox.com › future-perfect › 2019/1/3Here are the ways nature could wipe out humanity - Vox

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   Jan 3, 2019 · Asteroids, gamma rays, supervolcanoes: how nature could wipe out humanity - Vox. Future Perfect. Here are the ways nature could wipe out humanity. Asteroids, gamma rays, and supervolcanoes...