The meteorite that cleans humanity is just a matter of time.

A leading astronomer warns the prospect of massive meteorite destroying life on Earth is only a matter of time before thousands of objects fly around the green planet.

According to the Daily Mail, Dr. Alan Fitzsimmons from the Astrophysics Research Center at Belfast University, UK, said the possibility of meteorites hitting Earth is what will happen, not a hypothesis.

Giant meteors collide with the Earth causing unintended consequences.

'More than 1,800 potentially dangerous objects have been discovered, but there are still many mysterious meteors waiting for humans to discover , ' Mr. Fitzsimmons said.

'Although humanity is improving the ability to detect dangerous meteors, the possibility of an asteroid hitting the Earth is surprising to us , ' he explained.

In 1908, meteorites plunged to Earth at a rate of about 54,000 km / hour in Tunguska, Siberia created an explosion equivalent to 185 US nuclear bombs dropped on Japan by Hiroshima. Meteors destroyed the area up to 2,000 km ² .

The meteorite crash 49,000 years ago in Arizona, the United States created a large crater.

In January 2017, a meteorite equivalent to a 10-storey building flew over Earth at about half the distance to the Moon.

The likelihood of a giant meteor crashing into Earth, like the one that destroyed the dinosaurs, is unlikely. But the meteorite of a size 1/5 can still threaten human civilization.

The collision created the equivalent of 10 million US atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima. Dust and rock cover the sky, causing the Earth to be cold like winter and life gradually fades away.

Dr. Alan Fitzsimmons.

The meteorite that falls into the sea will also trigger massive tsunamis, submerge coastal cities and even blow seawater into the air, destroying the ozone layer. Those who live with fever face the possibility of UV radiation from the Sun.

Dr. Joseph Nuth, NASA researcher last year, also made a similar point.'The biggest problem is that we can't do anything. Humanity is not ready before the terrible disaster that meteors can create. '