Expert: Jayendra Upadhye - 2/27/2006

Question
Hi my name is Steve Pearson im a senior at Shaler Area High School. My english teacher assigned us a project to think of a burning question and have that question be answered by an expert in that field. Once everyone has had there question answered we are going to create a encyclopedia of these so called "burning Questions". So to get to the point my "Burning Question" is: "Is there a possibility of an astroid hitting the earth within the next 200 years?". If you could please answer this question as soon as possible i would greatly appreciate that. Thank you very much.

-Steve Pearson-

Answer
steve,
use the wide www for such things and not "experts"!
The poor guys will do the same anyway and pass on the info to you.
Just as i am doing now! :)

I deal in general theory and hate to clutter my mind with "robotic specifics" such as these.
these can be always found on the web but a mouse click away!

link 1:- bbc link says it will be 2019 or 2880.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2147879.stm

link 2:- this is about 2000 BF19 impact date 2022.
go to para "Odds Are a Million-to-One, but an Asteroid Cometh"
http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/science/asteroid.htm

use the search string and you will find 1,60,000 pages on the subject!
the string is "chance asteroid hit next 200 years".
happy surfing.
Jayen