Scientists are trying to determine why asteroids are not falling apart
March 16, 2880 may come true end of the world. On this day the Earth will encounter the asteroid 1950 DA, which is considered the most dangerous for humanity of those who are open. American scientists from the University of Tennessee are now looking for a way to prevent this and similar potential disaster, according to the publication Daily Mail.
«We found that 1950 DA is flying at a speed greater than that at which the asteroid with a density should fall to pieces. Thus, the asteroid is not only thanks to the whole gravity, as previously thought, but also by other forces, “- said the scientist.
« If we can find that it does not allow asteroids break apart, we be able to develop a strategy to deal with them, “- they added.
Read also: Astronauts NASA found an asteroid, which can land The fact that even a large asteroid can destroy very small pulse, scientists do not doubt. As an example, they cite the asteroid P / 2013 R3, fixed telescope “Hubble” in 2013 and 2014, which broke apart, presumably, when faced with a meteor.
However, chances are that even the 1950 DA face Earth is about 0.025%, which is 1: 4000. More dangerous are those asteroids, of which nothing is known.
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