Asteroids have gained infamous name for their potential Collision with the Earth in 2032 According to NASA’s Center for Object Research near Earth, the chances of hitting our planet on Tuesday were about 3% (as of now allocated) before additional analysis reduced the likelihood of about 1.5% on Wednesday. (It is highly likely that this was the case).
The risk of giant space locks falling under the “City Killer” category – actually affecting It’s changed This is the first time it was discovered last December. Called the 2024 YR4, the near Earth asteroid carried a 1% chance of hitting the land first when NASA and the European Space Agency first announced last month.
The protocol requires the agency to officially notify the public when the likelihood of an asteroid strike reaches that 1% threshold, if it is itself a very rare event.
The highest estimate by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory suggested that on December 22, 2032, there was a 3.1% chance that an asteroid would hit Earth. This still makes the chance of a collision very small, about one-third of the time.
The latest estimate of the European Space Agency’s latest probability was slightly lower, at 2.8%. Last week, NASA and ESA agreed that the probability of an asteroid attack is close to 2%.
“However, on Wednesday, February 19th, new data collected overnight reduced the probability of impact to 1.5%,” NASA reported.
“NASA expects impact odds will continue to evolve as new observations of the asteroid 2024 YR4 over the next few days and weeks.”
Astronomers and researchers say the probability could be zero to learn more about the asteroid, which will be meticulously observed by James Webb’s space telescope before it disappears from view in April. According to Richard Moisle, the head of the European Space Agency’s planet, much of the risk is based on the realm of “uncertainty” of the universe, which could result in the asteroid being terminated, reflecting new insights into the region It may be, and the rising odds reflect new insights into the region. Defense Bureau.
“The size of the Earth within the uncertainty region is compared to the entire region of uncertainty, where the asteroid is at that critical moment. “Moissl He told CBS News Last week we’ll talk about how the probability of a collision is determined.
Since then, the size of the uncertainty region has been shrinking. Because more is known about it, the Earth remains the same size and accounts for more of the region than it originally was. Scientifically, it increases the odds, even though nothing really has changed, Moissl said. He emphasized that even a 3% chance of hitting Earth corresponds to a 97% chance of missing it, and that the 2024 YR4 would not pose a threat to our world.
(Atlas/University of Hawaii/via NASA AP
“What happens is that by gaining our knowledge, uncertainty is ever more and less,” he said. “And the expected case is that the Earth is no longer within this uncertainty region and can be reduced to zero as the impact probability drops to zero.”
The orbit of an asteroid carries it too much from Earth for humans to see it on the ground, so the chances of crashing are likely to immerse you at 1% below April, experts say. After that, the 2024 YR4 will not be seen again for four years.
If that route takes place on Earth’s “close flyby,” the chances of collisions may continue to rise moderately. Moissl said that while international space organizations take slim risks seriously, “this is not yet a cause of vigilance.” Asteroids 40-90 meters wide can destroy medium-sized cities on Earth. If researchers feel that the actual size is close to the top of the range, they could flatten some of the world’s largest metropolitan areas.
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