The little that goes from 2025 has been plagued with space events, and as expected, the word asteroid takes prominence. The fear of falling on earth and destroys is a general fear. Therefore, we are going to take a look at the asteroids who are and have been in NASA’s radar.
Is another asteroid closer? This is what we know
Since we know the truth with dinosaurs (the meteorite that extinguished them and we already know what it contained), we have been afraid that something similar happens again. NASA remains vigilant and alert to the possibility of an impact.
A few months ago, I know detected asteroid 2024 YR4an object whose possible collision with our planet generated concern among the scientific community. Although new calculations have reduced the probability of a direct impact, this reminds us of the dangers to which we are exposed.
It was discovered thanks to a telescope located in Chile, which indicates that we are prepared to detect potential threats. In fact, its power is so much, that it is the size of a professional soccer field, and its destructive capacity is the equivalent of about 100 atomic bombs.
It is not for less, given its power, that the world was dismayed, because in 2032 the possibility of impacting was high a few months ago. However, with the NASA jet propulsion laboratory, more precise calculations were estimated with Very little collision possibility.
Although this does not mean that we are completely safe, there is Many threats detected by NASA that could be relevant. Since 2024 YR4 was detected, surveillance systems are more attentive to interstellar objects, and have found several.
More asteroids? The new threats that have been close to Earth
One of the most relevant cases was the asteroide 2025 BP6which passed only 9712 kilometers from the earth’s surface on January 26. Six days before, another object called 2025 BT4, crossed the space at a distance of 12 025 kilometers.
-Worst of all, these objects passed without warning, that is, the surveillance and alert detectors could not see them in time, if they had fallen on Earth, we could not know until we see the impact. This lights concern alarms.
In addition, in February, the Asteroid 2025 DW approached our planet At a distance of 12 257 kilometers, according to the data of the Objects close to the NASA Earth. They did not touch the planet, but the fact of having passed so close warns us that we are vulnerable.
But, even if we are safe for now, could another asteroid get to invade our planet? We live around thousands of space bodies that, at any time, can decide to take a walk and collide with the earth, so we must be prepared.
Are we sure about a possible asteroid threat?
Although the risk that the asteroid 2024 YR4 impact the earth has almost completely ruled outthe threat of other space objects remains present. Most of these asteroids do not represent a danger to Earth, but constant monitoring is required.
An example is Tlapiani, the 100 % Mexican guardian who protects the earth against asteroids, and the Dart mission that has managed to clear threats close to the planet. So, if we have how to handle these possible objects that want to approach us.
That so many objects close to Earth are detected, drives to improve the asteroid detection and diversion systems, because although it is a remote possibility, we are witnessing that dinosaurs had that sad end, and could be repeated at any time.
Find Another strange behavior asteroidreminds us that we live in the universe full of risks and objects around us. But, whenever we keep our technology a day and vigilant, threats are transformed into very small possibilities.
