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A new study predicts how Earth’s climate and life would be affected by an asteroid impact

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First -of-its-kind study simulates impact of asteroid like Bennu on Earth in 2182 .

South Korea researchers simulated impact of Bennu-like asteroid that would hit Earth in 157 years .

The team found that such an impact would cause massive disruptions that could last three or four years .

NASA ’s successful Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) in September 2022 proved humankind's ability to change the trajectory of an asteroid.

The recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1.9% chance ( 1-in-53 odds) of impacting Earth in 2032 .

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