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Russian Astronomers: Killer Asteroid To Strike Earth In 2106
Less than a month ago NASA announced that the Earth is in fact safe from the infamous asteroid, Apophis, which was expected to collide with our planet in 2036. It is now reported that the chances of impact are lower than one in a million. Despite that good news, it turns out that any celebrations might be a little premature. Two weeks ago Russian astronomers Andrey Oreshko and Timur Kryachko discovered yet another asteroid, with the catchy name of 2012 YQ1, which will, in all likelihood, crash into Earth, but not until 2106.
With the collision date quite so far ahead it seems that few of us will still be here to witness the apocalyptic event. However, as life expectancy is steadily increasing with the latest developments in medicine and biochemistry, it is quite probable that many of the Y2K generation will live to see the massive asteroid hitting the Earth with their own eyes.
It was yet another all-nighter for two Russian astronomers, Andrey Oreshko and Timur Kryachko, when their red eyes saw a previously unrecorded asteroid revealed by the lens of their remote-controlled telescope ‘Elena’, located in the Chilean Atacama desert. Having already found more than a dozen previously unknown asteroids, the astronomers were not particularly excited about their latest discovery. However, their ambivalence quickly gave way to anxiety when the two men studied the size and trajectory of the new-found 2012 YQ1; with a diameter of 230 meters and an orbital period of 1040 days, it soon became clear that the asteroid was highly likely to strike planet Earth. Using ‘Elena’, with its integrated CCD technology and 0.4 meter diameter primary mirror, Oreshko and Kryachko were able calculate the probable time of collision: January 2106. Given that ‘Elena’ is one of the most advanced telescopes in use today, the probability that the astronomers are mistaken is extremely low.
This source is the voice for Russia. Mainstream state media outlet. This is HUGE. If this is true, if this really pans out, then we have 93 years to get off this planet. 93 years to call Mars or the moon home. This is the story of the century. -Mort
I marked it in my phone to remind me. Thanks bro.
Big objects are moved out of harms way, very easily by those that have an interest in our planet. Nothing hits us unless they want it to. Relax.
sweet change of the human form into something like a worm…. sweet.