2007-03-07 22:58:37 · 7 answers · asked by johnpadillahardy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
first of all the chances of this meteor impacting the earth in 2037 are 1 in 48,000. Those chances are pretty low.
Now if as the time gets nearer, we find the orbit is close enough to strike the earth there are several things we can do.
we can use gravity to try to draw this asteroid away. (by putting a large unmanned spacecraft near the asteroid and moving it slowly away from the asteroid will cause it to move with it by the gravitiational forces. The sooner this is done the more room this asteroid can be moved.)
The second easy option is to land an unmanned space craft on the surface of the asteroid that is using ion power from a small nuclear reactor (we have tested 2 of these kinds of ships) They continuously produce power and thrust (very low, but it builds over time) and let it slowly push the asteroid out of the orbit.
then you start running into the Armageddon (movie) options.
2007-03-07 23:05:31 · answer #1 · answered by Adorabilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if you are aware of Biblical prophesy, but Revelation 8:8 speaks of what can only be a meteor hitting us one day. "And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;" The odds of us getting hit still show us getting hit. It may not be the one in 2037, it could be one we haven't even seen yet beacuse we lack enough eyes in the sky to find them all. Right now there are various plans on many tables as to how to deflect or destroy one before it reaches us. One involved sending a rocket to deflect it by impacting in the right spot to send it on a new trajectory away from earth. Another one involved sending a crew to a meteor, if it is large enough, installing rockets to it and using the rockets to subtly move it in a different direction. Despite these and other plans if we lack the ability to find them first and the technology to make changes in their direction then it is simply a matter of time before we are hit. Not to leave you too down with such news, but they've been known to change direction before. Pass by the right planet, get tugged by the gravity of another object, or smash with another meteor and "poof" problem solved.
2007-03-08 07:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by dr 7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is 30 years in the future. If, a few years before 2037, it is found that the probability of actual impact is significant, I suppose the money and technology required to redirect that specific lump of rock would be found.
2007-03-08 07:08:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we could deflect it into a collision course with Mars, stand by and watch what happens, and collect all kinds of data. That would make quite aspectacle, I'm sure.
2007-03-12 01:33:46 · answer #4 · answered by irene k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that the end of the world is near than we tinked.If god wants we will die ! Sory for this answer !
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2007-03-08 07:12:16 · answer #5 · answered by Florin A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be. but what about a Galactic one in 2008?
2007-03-08 07:24:01 · answer #6 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.
2007-03-08 07:06:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋