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Harry Baker

No, NASA hasn't warned of an impending asteroid strike in 2038. Here's what really happened.

Multiple outlets have misreported newly released findings from the fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise. These misleading headlines either suggest that the hypothetical scenario used in the exercise was real or that officials somehow failed the test. (Image credit: Live Science/Shutterstock)

Officials from NASA and other international organizations recently completed a mock test to assess their ability to respond to a hypothetical asteroid potentially crashing into Earth in 2038. 

The tabletop exercise went as planned and has largely been deemed a success by those involved. However, several media outlets have misreported what happened, either making it seem like the impact scenario was real or that we are worryingly ill-equipped to deal with it — neither of which is true. 

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