What Happens When Asteroids Hit the Earth?

What Happens When Asteroids Hit the Earth

Asteroids, also called minor planets, are rocky chunks of debris from space that measure anywhere from a few feet to around 0.6 miles in diameter. Comets are also fragments of ice, dust, and rock but have a condensed core known as a nucleus. Scientists estimate there are probably more than 1 million near-Earth Objects (NEOs) … Read more