After Corona, a huge asteroid collides with Earth and threatens life on it

The media and social networking sites were buzzing with news that a huge asteroid could collide with the Earth next month, destroying it completely and eliminating human civilization. virus Novel Corona.

The British newspaper, "Express", reported on its website, that "NASA" warned of a huge asteroid approaching Earth by next April, and it would be enough to eliminate human civilization if it collides with Earth.

And a report published by the newspaper stated that astronomers indicated that they are currently tracking the path of the asteroid called “1998 OR2” and known as the number “52768”, through the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies “CNEOS” in California, USA.

The size of the asteroid is estimated at about 2.5 miles or 4.1 kilometers - according to NASA measurements of the size of the asteroid - and it is heading to Earth at a speed of 8.7 km per second or 19461 miles per hour, and any space object of that size and moving at that speed can destroy the planet completely, and it is expected that It will collide with Earth on April 29th.

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Astronomers estimate that space objects of that size, their impact is capable of causing global destruction, and that one in 50 has the chance of colliding with the Earth every 100 years.

According to the Planetary Society, an asteroid more than 0.6 miles (1 km) across is large enough to threaten global destruction.

Dr. Bruce Bates, of the International Group of Astronomers, confirmed that small asteroids repeatedly collide with the Earth, but they burn in the atmosphere without significant damage, but the size of this asteroid portends a catastrophe.