The speed of movement of the object will be approximately 37,000 km / h
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celestial body of gigantic proportions in the event of a collision with Earth can completely destroy several cities. In addition, possible changes in climate, earthquakes, tsunamis. However, experts say, there is no reason to panic, and the threat to our planet in 2014-YB35 is not.
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On Friday, March 27, closer to the Earth giant asteroid called 2014-YB35. According to NASA, Its width is about one kilometer, and the length – 990 meters, in addition, this celestial body even has its own natural satellite. The movement speed will be about 37 thousand km / h
celestial body giant size in the case of collision with the Earth capable of completely destroying several towns. In addition, possible changes in climate, earthquakes, tsunamis. However, experts say, there is no reason to panic, and the threat to our planet in 2014-YB35 is not. According to their calculations, the asteroid will pass at a distance of 0.03 AU, or about 4.5 million kilometers, which is about 11 times greater than the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
According to the parameters of its orbit a celestial body allows take it to a group of near-Earth asteroids, called APOLLO (currently there are about 6,000 such objects). Scientists first zametili2014-YB35 at the end of last year, and as it approaches the planet investigated the structure of the object. The next time he will fly past Earth in 2033.
Meanwhile, NASA provides access to the directory pictures Earth and potentially dangerous asteroids, which works on compiling “resurrected” infrared telescope WISE, and inviting amateurs and volunteers to help scientists look for threats to the Earth and a possible target for the project ARM, in which the automatic probe will try to deliver to the moon asteroid.
It is noted that for the first year of observations since the resurrection WISE received more than 2.5 million new photos and 10 followed by thousands of already known and new objects in the solar system. These pictures collaboration NEOWISE members have already found 127 new celestial bodies, including the 39 asteroids with orbits closely resemble the way to the Earth’s motion around the sun. And in the first months of the second year after the “resurrection” probe has already opened 21 new sites, including six near-Earth asteroids. Scientists hope, opening the directory first year of operation and connection of amateur astronomers and volunteers to its study will help them find a lot of asteroids that have lost members themselves collaboration.
Watch the video on ” In an asteroid hit the planet Jupiter “ Amateur astronomers Anthony Wesley of Australia and Christopher Go of the Philippines saw the actual moment of impact of the asteroid on the surface of Jupiter. Video (and photos inside) shows a bright flash, and how over the atmosphere of Jupiter rises fireball the size of Earth.
It happened on June 3 at 4:31 pm (ET). Professional US scientists confirm the fact of the disaster. For reference. Jupiter’s diameter is 11 times the size of Earth, and the volume of Jupiter could be done in 1345 of balls, like the Earth.
As we have previously reported to NASA plans to capture a fragment of an asteroid and deliver it to the lunar orbit. To this end, after 2019 the United States sent to the asteroid automatic station, which will be equipped with special equipment, can automatically extract a fragment of a celestial body. The station then conveys the splinter lunar orbit, and is already on its surface to the middle of the 2020s must be delivered to the astronauts. It is assumed that so NASA will test technology maneuvering asteroids that may be useful to flush potentially dangerous celestial bodies from the Earth. So far, the agency does not determine the choice of the asteroid, which gathered to send the station. As candidates are called near-Earth objects such as Itokawa, Benn and 2008 EV5.
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