I keep on hearing this and reading about it on websites and the Discovery Chanel. I know it might take years to get here or less, but is there really one aiming at Earth? Anyone know? Ideas?
2007-04-19 13:23:10 · 6 answers · asked by James 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
There are always asteroids heading our way, but the problem is that you can't really see them because they are too small and dark, and you can only see them if you know where to look. So when one does get ready to hit us, it's not like we'll now years or even months in advance, but will be luck to know in days. In the past years when we have just been missed by asteroids, we didn't even know it till the asteroid pasted. I wouldn't expect this to change in the near future.
2007-04-20 18:11:08 · answer #1 · answered by locusfire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is, I read a report on it about 2 months ago - where scientists has calculated that a asteroid is headed our way and will be hear in about 2032 (uncertain if the year I mentioned is 100% correct), but apparently the asteroid will miss us very closely, too close for comfort actually, they are starting to make plans for the worst case scenario, should the asteroid change course.
2007-04-19 22:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by MB1810 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you mean by "coming our way". Is there an asteroid heading directly for us, at the present time? If there is, it is either too far away or too small to see. Will an asteroid orbiting the sun and crossing the Earth's orbit eventually cross our orbit at the exact time as position the Earth is there. Yes, that will eventually happen, but not for a very, very, very long time.
2007-04-19 13:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere that there will be a big asteroid in 800 years that will make a creator as big as "Meteor Creator" in the USA. I'll try to find some links for you.
asteroids hit the earth's atmosphere all the time. You have probable seen at least 1 in your lifetime. we call them Shooting stars or falling stars. so yes "it true there is an asteroid coming our way" but one that is going to affect the world in a big way is very rare.
aditional:
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/asteroids/collisions.html
2007-04-20 10:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by colin p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientific predictions say Yes.
Recommendations:
Place nuke missiles on Moon for firing
Orbital Missile system in HEO.
Deploy probes to disrupt asteroid Orbit.
Then use missiles from Moon or Mars.
Or NO Earth
Or repeat 11B Years timeline.
NO Life.
But have few Trackers to track asteroids to Earth.
Need more & Lunar Base.
2007-04-21 10:30:55 · answer #5 · answered by STEPHEN R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, just make sure wen the other 75% of humanity dies u will be som of that 25
2007-04-20 10:43:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋