A giant meteorite just flew over Earth

A giant meteorite about 270 meters in size has just passed through the Earth, but is unlikely to pose a danger to our planet.

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Named after the name of the god representing the evil and dark world in Greek mythology, the Apophis meteorite is about 270 meters in size and flies over Earth at a distance of more than 14 million kilometers. Scientists have ruled out that this meteorite could endanger our planet.

Apophis meteorite is likely to collide with the Earth in 2036.

Apophis meteorites fly over the Earth yesterday morning (GMT). Astronomers can review the event on the Slooh website with images collected from astronomical observatories around the world.

Patrick Paolucci, president of the Slooh website, said on the Daily Mail: 'Among meteorites that fly over Earth in recent years, Apophis is most interested in astronomers because it will fly very close to the onions. Our planet in 2029 and 2036 '.

Apophis meteorite was discovered in 2004. At that time, astronomers calculated that it has 1/45 the risk of colliding with the Earth in 2029. The latest calculation results predict that this meteorite is not possible. the ability to collide with the Earth in 2029, but will fly at a close distance of only about 30,000km - closer than the distance between communications satellites with the ground.

Astronomers also expect meteorites to collide with the Earth in 2036, but this risk is very low. Scientists at the US Space Agency (NASA) calculated that if the Apophis meteorite hits Earth, it will produce an explosion equivalent to more than 500 million tons of TNT.