Then Asteroid 2011 AG5 could possibly crash into the Earth.
NASA postponed the Apocalypse until February 5, 2040, then it is quite possible that the asteroid 2011 AG5 with some degree of probability can crash into our planet Earth, writes the Daily Mail. The celestial body has a diameter of 150 meters, and according to the general opinion of scientists from the US space agency, the probability of catastrophic events for our planet is relatively high - 1 in 625.
In fact, the asteroid will not be able to destroy the Earth, but if it enters a settlement, it can lead to the death of a huge number of people.
Until now, NASA scientists have only partially explored the orbit of this asteroid, during the period 2013 - 2016. If you are interested in this event, you can get more detailed data yourself.
But now it is becoming clear that 2011 AG5 may fall into the sphere of gravity in 2040. Before that, in 2025, a huge piece of rock will pass about 3.4 million kilometers from the Earth.
Scientists are already planning how to get the asteroid off the dangerous course for us. One option is to send a space probe to its surface, create additional gravity, which it will cause and direct it in the other direction. Another option is shelling with nuclear weapons, but then it will cause rain of smaller stones that will fall to the Earth.
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