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Scariest Asteroid To Date Heading To Earth, Capable Of Mass Extinction
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The biggest ever asteroid that threatens a collision with Earth is due to skim past us in four days time on May 14th, 2015.
Astronomers are worried that the asteroid named 1999 FN53 could possibly collide with the Earth, which would be catastrophic in its impact, causing earthquakes, tsunamis and probable mass extinction.
Even though astronomers have calculated it will not collide with the Earth, the slightest deviation in its course could lead to devastation due to its close proximity.
Express.co.uk report:
The monster is more than TEN TIMES bigger than other meteorites currently visible on NASA’s Near Earth Object radar.
It is also double the size of the gargantuan 2014-YB35 which had astronomers around the world watching the skies in March.
Experts warn a collision would trigger an explosion similar to millions of megatons of TNT and would be capable of killing 1.5 billion people.
It would be far more destructive than the 1908 Tunguska Event which saw a 50-metre lump of extraterrestrial rock crash into Siberia.
It flattened around 80 million trees and sent a shock wave across Russia measuring five on the Richter scale.
The event is held by scientists as a benchmark for the catastrophic consequence of an asteroid impact with earth.
The gigantic lump of rock is travelling faster than 30,000 mph and will brush terrifyingly close to Earth on Thursday.
Bill Napier, professor of astronomy at the Univ
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Oh i see, it can hit us when it passes 26,4 LD from us???
Spaceweather.com shows objects, in the foreseeable future, which come within much closer distances, but some are only detected after they have already passed.
In some cases, they apparently have other bodies, in tow, causing fireballs, shortly after the predicted date.
It’s an interesting fact of life but not something that someone could possibly be prepared for, at all times.