The asteroid with 300 times the destructive power of Hiroshima's atomic bomb, Japan, grazed the Earth on June 24.
The celestial body called 441987 (2010 NY65) with a diameter of 230m was paid special attention by scientists of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) because it will fly over Earth today at about three million kilometers, according to Sun. . However, this asteroid will definitely not crash into Earth.
A 230m long asteroid named 441987 (2010 NY65) approaches the Earth.(Artwork: Express).
2010 NY65 was discovered on July 10, 2010 by spacecraft Discovering the wide spectrum infrared survey (WISE). Experts warn that if such a large meteorite hits the Earth, humanity will be wiped out.
Dr. Alan Fitzsimmons, NEOshield-2 project member of the European Research Council, said there is nothing we can do today to prevent a large meteorite from plunging into Earth. The goal of NEOshield-2 is to study how to deflect dangerous asteroids.
According to the researchers, a giant meteorite that sped over 14 km into the Gulf of Mexico 66 million years ago has caused the clouds to evaporate into the atmosphere, creating a global dusty winter that makes 75% of plants and Extinct animals.
In January, an asteroid the size of a 10-storey building moving at 16km / s, grazed the Earth at a distance of only half the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
Graphics depicting asteroids and comets around the Earth.(Video: NASA).
