did you know if the asteroid responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs were to collide with Earth today the consequences would be catastrophic the resulting explosion would surpass the combined power of all nuclear weapons on our planet by billions of times a colossal crater possibly hundreds of kilometers in diameter would form releasing an immense amount of energy into the atmosphere the initial impact would unleash widespread destruction triggering tsunamis earthquakes and wildfires that would sweep across the globe this event would induce a global climate shift with temperatures plummeting and the atmosphere saturated with dust and smoke prolonged Darkness akin to a nuclear winter would hinder photosynthesis leading to the collapse of food chains our once bright green world would transform into a dark and ominous environment and many animals and plants might not survive echoing the fate of the dinosaurs recognizing the Potential Threat NASA is actively engaged in the development of a planetary defense system aimed at safeguarding us from asteroid impacts