Time: 2024-09-05
today , astronomer have predict that Earth will be hit by a bantam asteroid , which is roughly one meter in size . Fortunately , the asteroid is expect to burn up in the atmosphere upon arrival , sitting no hazard to anyone on the land . The Catalina Sky Survey detect the object , name 2024 RW1 , which will land in the Philippines , near Luzon Island at approximately 17.08 coordinated_universal_time , or 6.08pm UK time on Wednesday , 4 September.
The European Space Agency supply a detail estimate of where the asteroid will impact , but warn that a nearby tropical storm might impede visibility of the bolide . The asteroid was only the ninth to be descry before impact , thanks to the attempt of research engineer Jacqueline Fazekas from the Catalina Sky Survey.
image and video of the asteroid were share on sociable medium , capture the bright green bolide make upon impact . NASA 's Asteroid Watch web_site predict that the bolide might be visible from the east seashore of the Philippines . planetal defense , a key precedence for space agency , involve trailing and catalogue near - Earth asteroid like 2024 RW1 . In 2022 , NASA 's DART mission aim to change an asteroid 's trajectory by crash an impactor into a double asteroid system.
attempt to develop new technology for planetal defense are afoot , with NASA planning to launch a new infrared telescope know as NEO Surveyor . China is also working on a mission to debar an asteroid by 2030 , highlight the importance of global cooperation in safeguard Earth from potential impact events.
Despite the patronize interaction between Earth and space object , most are too small to airs a menace as they burn up in the atmosphere . However , catastrophic event like the Chelyabinsk meteoroid in 2013 serve as a reminder of the potential danger present by bigger object . space agency continue to work towards enhance early detection and extenuation scheme to protect Earth from possible asteroid collisions.
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