Asteroid as big as 'Empire State Building' will pass near the earth, how will it look amazing?
A giant asteroid is heading towards Earth. But there's nothing to fear because it will not hit the planet like a Fantasy movie. Actually, it'll pass from the planet at a distance of about 1.2 million miles i.e. about 20 lakh km. This can be quite five times of the gap between the Earth and the Moon. It's expected to approach the Earth on Tuesday. Asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) is roughly the dimensions of the Empire State Building.
How much Bigger is it?
It is about half million wide and NASA scientists are tracking it. it absolutely was discovered in 1994 by astronomer RH McNaught. This asteroid is one among several large asteroids to go past Earth in recent weeks. "Near-Earth Asteroid 1994 PC1 is extremely famous and has been studied by our planetary defense experts for many years," NASA posted on Twitter on Wednesday. Rest assured that 1994 PC1 will fly safely over our planet.'
Frank Marchis, Unistellar's chief scientific officer and senior planetary astronomer at the SETI Institute, told USA TODAY that the asteroid could cause "massive catastrophe" if it hits Earth because it's more energy than a bomb blast. Although 1994 PC1 just sounds alarming, it's nothing to stress about. consistent with CNET, one would need a telescope with a diameter of 6 inches or more to see it.
There are a lot of asteroids traveling in space. Many of those pass near Earth on a daily basis. However, there are only a few asteroids that enter the Earth's atmosphere. Now scientists of the US space agency NASA have warned that there are some asteroids which can reach the planet without being seen. Such asteroids may also threaten the world.
How Asteroids Decept Nasa?
The way the planet orbits the Sun, objects coming toward us in the dark can escape through a network of computerized telescopes, scientists said. One such 100-meter-long asteroid secretly passed about 43,000 miles from Earth in the year 2019. This asteroid was seen just 24 hours before it approached the world.
Many asteroids have collided before the birth of human civilization on Earth. we all know that because of one of those Chicxulub asteroids, dinosaurs became extinct from the world 60 million years ago. thanks to this 150 km wide asteroid, the ten km wide Chicxulub crater was formed near the Gulf of Mexico. There have also been many asteroids thanks to which the Earth's surface and atmosphere got their present form.
According to the researchers, if an oversized asteroid hits the planet again, it'll not only cause huge destruction, but will reduce the quantity of oxygen within the atmosphere. In such a situation, the threat to the existence of human life can increase. However, scientists believe that within the coming 100 years, there's no threat to the planet from any big asteroid.