Near Earth Asteroid unlikey to hit us

Debi

Owner/Admin
Staff
Joined
Sep 16, 2013
Messages
240,719
Reaction score
232,088
Points
315
Location
South of Indy
Near-Earth asteroid 'very unlikely' to hit us - Unexplained Mysteries

Astronomers have moved to allay concerns over the possibility of an asteroid collision early next week.
At approximately 100ft in diameter, asteroid 2013 TX68 is slightly larger than the rock that exploded over Chelyabinsk back in 2013 which damaged hundreds of buildings and injured 1,500 people.

Fortunately though this latest space rock does not appear on NASA's list of potentially dangerous asteroids at all and the chances of a collision are thought to be very small indeed.

Instead, astronomers argue, it will probably pass anywhere from as little as 22,300 miles - the distance of Earth's geostationary satellites - to as far as four times further away than the moon.

There is still a possibility that the asteroid will warrant an entry on NASA's hazardous asteroid list in the event that observations nearer the time make it out to be larger than previously thought however this is also believed to be extremely unlikely given what we know of it so far.

"It’s possible but unlikely," said Cornell University doctoral candidate Sean Marshall.

"Still, you wouldn’t want to be there if it hit. It could still wipe out a city."
- See more at: Near-Earth asteroid 'very unlikely' to hit us - Unexplained Mysteries
 
  • Like
Reactions: Grinchesbro
Nice to know it's "unlikely" to....but how come we don't know for SURE????
 
  • Like
Reactions: Grinchesbro
Look at all of the motions in the universe. The earth is rotating around the sun, which is rotating in the milky way which is in an ever expanding universe. Whew. What was the question ?
 
  • Like
Reactions: Grinchesbro
I mean it's not like it's the end of the world or anything....
Grinch-I miss ya. Hope all is well.xxx
 
  • Like
Reactions: Grinchesbro