one asteroid Which, for a few weeks, fears of collision with the Earth were born, are now likely to affect approximately 4 % LuaAccording to new data from the space telescope James Web.
It is estimated that the asteroid, about 60 meters away, is able to destroy the city, established a new record in February, when it reached the maximum possibility that was already measured by scientists to influence the Earth: 3.1 %.
A series of subsequent observations eventually excluded that the asteroid – named 2024 YR4 – will reach the ground on December 22, 2032.
However, the possibilities of engaging with the natural satellite of our planet were constantly increasing.
After a web telescope turned his strong lens to the asteroid last month, he said the possibility of an effect with the moon now 3.8 %. Nassa.
“There are still 96.2 % of the possibilities that do not affect the asteroid on the moon,” the US space agency added in a statement published on Thursday.
“This account coincides with his internal estimates of about 4 %.
The new new Telescope data also shed light on the size of the space rock, which was estimated by between 40 and 90 meters.
It is now believed that it ranges between 53 and 67 meters, which is a building height of approximately 15 floors. This is important because it exceeds the limit of 50 meters, necessary to activate the planetary defense plans.
“If the asteroid is still likely to have more than 1 % of the effect on Earth,” preparations for one or more of the tasks that are deviated from them will start now, “said Muzel.
There is a variety of ideas on how Terra It can defend themselves from collision survival, including nuclear weapons and laser. But only one was tested on the royal asteroid.
In 2022, NASA’s DART mission managed to change the path of the unpopular asteroid, which made the shock of space investigation against it.
Many scientists expect to reach 2024 years Lua.
“Great experience”
“The possibility of monitoring the great influence on the moon is an actually interesting scenario from a scientific point of view,” said Muzil.
He added that this phenomenon will provide a variety of information, which will be “valuable for planetary defense purposes.”
Mark Porschel, the space scientist at Kent University, in UKI told a new world that the lunar influence would be “a great experience and an ideal opportunity.”
On Earth, “Certainly telescopes will see it, I would like to say, and even the perspectives you can notice.”
“We hope this will be an effect on the moon,” said Alan Fitzmesimins of Queens Belfast University in the UK in the statements gathered by the new world.
“It will not have any effect on TerraHe explained that this will allow us to study for the first time to form a moon hole caused by a well -known Jwan.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is the smallest object noticed by the webb telescope, which will give the specialists next month new data to calculate the possibility of influence.
