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    SHOULD HUMANS WORRY ABOUT KILLER ASTEROIDS?

    Sep 01, 2022 2 minutes
    BY KATHRYN HULICK

    AN ASTEROID IMPACT LIKELY WIPED OUT THE DINOSAURS.

    Could another one obliterate humanity? The risk of a large asteroid slamming into Earth during your lifetime is relatively low. You have an estimated 1 in 75 million chance of dying in such a catastrophe. A firework accident (1 in

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