NASA panicked because the giant rock was about to graze the Earth

In nearly 10 days, the asteroid 2019 QZ1 will prepare to fly within 3 million miles (nearly 5 million km) from Earth.

According to NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Tracker, the giant space rock is estimated to be 57 to 130 meters in diameter, larger than the Citypoint iconic tower in London.Asteroids 2019 QZ1 will fly at a speed of more than 5 miles per second (nearly 30,000 km / hour), will still appear collision due to impact reduction factors.

Asteroid 2019 QZ1 will graze the Earth in the next 10 days.(Photo: NASA).

The Yarkovsky effect causes external objects such as the sun to release heat, alter the asteroid's rotation and push it into a disastrous collision with the earth.

The 2019 QZ1's near approach to the Earth could even push it through the gravitational keyhole, where the planet's gravitational pull is strong enough to push the asteroid into impact.

Illustration asteroid in space.(Image: NASA)

Although the data shows that the impact of the next century is uncertain, NASA Director and former Republican congressman Jim Bridenstine has warned of the possibility of a collision that cannot be ignored.

NASA will soon conduct the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) test . The DART test attempts to disintegrate the Didymos asteroid, which is smaller than the twin asteroid Didymos.

The European Space Agency (ESA) will identify the dent of the collision left by DART and measure the amount. The data will allow agencies to determine asteroid's ability to change course. This could cause asteroids to be deflected from the earth.

DART experimental illustration breaks the asteroid Didymos.(Photo: ESA).

Mr. Brian May, the guitarist playing the Queen's band and also an astrophysicist with a bachelor's and doctoral degree at the Royal University of London, was chosen to represent the project in a paragraph. video of ESA.

"Didymoon seems to be a tiny moon but could be big enough to destroy a city if it hits the earth. However, we will find out whether they can change direction." This experiment is so big, one day the results could be very important to save our planet. "

Mr. Brian May explained the ESA asteroid navigation mission.(Photo: ESA).

On September 14, the asteroid 2000 QW7, the size of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, will fly within 3.3 million miles (more than 5 million kilometers) from Earth at 14,361 miles per second ( more than 23,000 km / hour).