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NASA simulates what an asteroid might do to Earth. The fictional body is heading for České Budějovice – T24 – Czech TV – Pakistan Christian TV

The space threat simulation is organized by the NASA Near-Earth Object Center. This is a five-day event, in which participants will assume a variety of

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The simulation began this year with the introduction of an imaginary threat: 19. In April 2021, astronomers in Hawaii discovered an asteroid called 2021 PDC. The object is 57 million miles away, and its closest approach to Earth will happen on October 20, 2021, in just six months. Each real day of simulation corresponds to approximately one month of “playtime”.
Participants knew that the probability of collision was originally estimated at 1: 2500. However, this estimate was based on just two days…

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