On 26 August 2032, theres a chance that a 410-metre-wide minor - TopicsExpress



          

On 26 August 2032, theres a chance that a 410-metre-wide minor planet could hit us. Discovered by astronomers at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in southern Ukraine, asteroid TV135 will likely only come as close as 1.7 million km away from Earth, but theres a minuscule chance that if its course is impacted on in the next 20 years, it could make contact with the Earth, unleashing 2,500 megatons of TNT. Thats 50 times more than the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated. Right now this is the most serious known celestial threat to our planet in the near future. Read more: bit.ly/H3vBvS via io9 Image: ESA
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 06:13:20 +0000

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