Valentine’s Day 2046 might see an Asteroid Move Toward Earth
The asteroid, which is about the size of an Olympic swimming pool, may arrive on Valentine’s Day in 2046 if it does.
According to Nasa, the asteroid will approach Earth at a distance of roughly 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometers).
But, scientists caution that more data may affect their projections as they continue to gather it.
According to Nasa, the asteroid 2023 DW has a one in 560 chance of striking Earth. It is the sole asteroid on NASA’s risk list with a Torino Impact Hazard Scale score of 1.
The scale, which ranges from 0 to 10, gauges the likelihood of spacecraft hitting Earth. The scale’s other objects all have a rank of 0, meaning there is no chance of collision.
According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA, a collision would be highly unlikely and would not warrant public worry if it were to really occur.
Davide Farnocchia, a JPL navigation engineer, told CNN that this item is not particularly alarming.
2023 DW would not have the same catastrophic results as the asteroid that wiped out the Earth’s dinosaurs 66 million years ago if it does collide with us. According to Scientific American, that asteroid was far larger at 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) broad.
The scale, which ranges from 0 to 10, gauges the likelihood of spacecraft hitting Earth. The scale’s other objects all have a rank of 0, meaning there is no chance of collision.
According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA, a collision would be highly unlikely and would not warrant public worry if it were to really occur.
Davide Farnocchia, a JPL navigation engineer, told CNN that this item is not particularly alarming.
2023 DW would not have the same catastrophic results as the asteroid that wiped out the Earth’s dinosaurs 66 million years ago if it does collide with us. According to Scientific American, that asteroid was far larger at 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) broad.
