An asteroid could hit Earth in 2182, scientists have warned. The asteroid, called 1999 RQ36, has a chance in a thousand actually hitting the Earth at some point before the year 2200, but is more likely to hit the September 24, 2182. Asteroid was found in 1999 and over 1,800 feet in diameter. If an asteroid of this size hits the Earth and cause widespread devastation possible mass extinction, reports the Daily Mail Scientists say that any attempt to try to deflect the asteroid will be at least 100 years before they reach the a possibility of success. If the asteroid had not been observed until 2080, could not possibly detract from its goal, the scientists have warned of a new research paper.
While the odds may seem a long time, have much shorter than the asteroid Apophis, which is currently one of 250 000 chance of hitting Earth in 2036. The competition started in 2008, the spacecraft designs Planetary Society Apophis is a country and monitor progress towards them. Maria Eugenia Sansaturio and researchers, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain have used mathematical models to calculate the risk of an asteroid hit the Earth at any time during the year 2200
The asteroid impact that created the Chicxulub crater in Mexico could cause famous "tsunami" thousands of megabytes of feet high. It is thought that this asteroid has led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Scientists around the world for a long time discussing how to deflect the potentially dangerous asteroids that collide with Earth. One of the most popular methods is to detonate a nuclear warhead on an approach asteroid to divert it from its orbital track. Last month, the physicist David Dearborn Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States argued that nuclear weapons could be the best strategy to prevent an asteroid impact - in particular for large asteroids, and eventually many warning.
