Representational image of asteroid.
The astronomers spotted the asteroid just eight hours before it turned into a fireball above the Philippines.
Comment: Moment asteroid hits Earth's atmosphere like a ball of fire over the Philippines on September 5
However, asteroid 2024 RW1 - which crashed into the atmosphere of the Earth - was too small to cause any damage.
But its late detection and crash into the atmosphere of Earth reminded experts of the dangers which have been lurking in the solar system.
Here are six asteroids which carry the risk of crashing into Earth
The experts have warned that from 'Valentine's Day asteroid' to other space rocks, six asteroids stand a chance of smashing into the Earth. These asteroids are:
1. Bennu
Diameter: 1,574 ft
Chances of collision: 1/2,700 on September 24, 2182
2. 1950 DA
Diameter: 6,561 ft
Chances of collision: 1/34,500 on March 16, 2880
3. 2023 TL4
Diameter: 1,083 ft
Chances of collision: 1/181,000 on October 10, 2119
4. 2007 FT3
Diameter: 2,165 ft
Chances of collision: 1/11.5 million on October 5, 2024
5. 2023 DW
Diameter: 166 ft
Chances of collision: 1/1,584 on February 14, 2046
6. 1979 XB
Diameter: 2,165 ft
Chances of collision: 1/1.8 million on December 14, 2113
How dangerous can be the collision of the asteroid into Earth?
The collision of asteroids into Earth is not an uncommon event. According to NASA, nearly 48.5 tonnes of meteoric material falls on Earth every day.
However, a lot of them just burn up in the atmosphere and produce flashing lights that are recognised as shooting stars.
The space rocks which are big enough to punch through the atmosphere and collide with Earth are rare and do not come inside the orbit of Earth.
It is very well known how a six-mile-wide (9.65km) asteroid crashed into the Yucatรกn peninsula in Mexico 66 million years ago and led to the extinction of dinosaurs as well as created a 115-mile (185km) wide crater.
However, the Earth is safe as for now and faces very little asteroid threat.
Speaking to MailOnline, senior public astronomy officer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich Dr Greg Brown said, "As of today, there are no known asteroids that are both large enough to be of concern and have a sizeable chance to impact the Earth."
According to the experts, if asteroids hit Earth anytime soon they are most likely going to fall over the ocean or over the remote regions.
Reader Comments
Those are pretend space phenomenon, pseudo-science if you will, created by the 'round Earthers' to support their heretical beliefs.
Freaking cults....
cults indeed...
But maybe tis all a big joke - a figment of imagination.
dropping out the ones with less than 1 in a million chance as well as the one 1 over 181000, the chances are basically as follows:
= 1/2700 + 1/34500 + 1/1584 = 0.00103067
So, multiply that by 100 and it gives the percentage chance cumulative:
0.1031% chance - give or take - 1 in 1000 basically .
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The more critical question is what percentage of possible asteroids do those six identified represent? Lets assume they represent only 1% of what is actually out there - and now the chances are 1 in 100. The assumption is based on nothing but supposition mind ya.
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Next question to ask is the "time period" for which this analysis is made - taking the end date of the six above at 2880 that would be over lets just say 800 years - so "interpolating" that and assuming the 1% premise above, that suggests that over the next 800 years there is a 1% chance of getting hit by a big asteroid.
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Frankly, I consider that an underestimate - and then if one digs deeper the question becomes - the relationship between "size" and "damage" inflicted. But I think it is not unfair to conclude that this is something that inevitably will occur in the not too distant future relatively speaking with respect to Planet Earth as it goes along its merry way in orbit.
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I should add there is a "wildcard" in these considerations and that is the fact that asteroids tend to come in bunches and that is more difficult to predict too far into the future I suspect.
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Feedback?
BK
If the six identified represent only 1% (????), the the chance over 800 years is 10%
That seems about accurate intuitively.
What you think?
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Well - I think that is proven already - and that is why tis critical for open minds to be indignant - and then if forces that think they are " running the show " want to cause so much harm - then tis time for them to be overthrown - permanently for the sake of those of us just want to live in peace. Easy choice it is and these sickos - they don't realize powers in the wind wanting to hunt them down. I'll take that to my grave.
The plans of mice and men comes to mind.....
Best to you sir!
Ken
Colonizing space is our best option for humanity to survive extinction level threats.
Answer if you can direct.
If you can't - then that reflect upon U - voodoo!