Where do meteors around the Earth come from?

According to the latest research, most small bodies in space originated from 5 or 6 small planets that exploded and still move around our Solar System.

Accordingly, at least 85% of the aforementioned bodies are still concentrated in the asteroid belt - the area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in the Solar System.

85% of the aforementioned objects are still concentrated in the asteroid belt.(Photo: Wikipedia. Vietnameseization: Dinh Hai).

Small planets have crumbled and split into asteroid belt. Occasionally, one of them escapes orbits the Earth.

Scientists are worried that large bodies may fall to Earth at some point, seriously affecting the planet. Last month, NASA announced plans to deal with this type of threat.

Scientists said the findings from the study could help better understand the dangerous nature of meteorites. They also help people better understand the forms of matter that make up the Earth itself.

Stanley Dermott, the head of the study, said: "Those large bodies are around the Earth, so we are particularly interested in the amount and type of matter that constitutes them. If one of us In the direction of the globe, we need to understand the nature of the "enemy" to deflect it. "

Scientists fear a large meteorite will crash into the Earth in the future.

Dermott said that the number of objects in the asteroid belt is estimated to reach 200,000 or more.

He concluded: "I would not be surprised if we later proceed to understand the origin of all celestial bodies in the entire area of ​​the asteroid belt, not just limited to the inner space, where we already know some kind of large celestial body ".