The most dangerous asteroid in the solar system will hit the earth in 16 1 year. Is there any way to avoid it?

This is not good news. According to reports, recently, through big data analysis, NASA found that as the most dangerous asteroid in the solar system, the probability of the asteroid Benu hitting the Earth is increasing, especially after 16 1 year, that is, on September 24th, 2 182, it will hit the Earth with a high probability.

In the solar system, between Mars and Jupiter, there are a large number of asteroids, all of which come from the early solar system. An asteroid belt composed of millions of asteroids has formed between Mars and Jupiter, many of which are both dangerous and mysterious, such as the asteroid Benu.

As early as many years ago, some scientists predicted that the asteroid Benu would hit the earth with a high probability at the end of the 22nd century, but no one could know the exact date at that time. Subsequently, relevant scientists have been studying it. After all, its influence may lead to the destruction of human civilization.

The asteroid Benu has a diameter of 500 meters. Although it doesn't look big, once it falls in a densely populated area, it may still make human civilization stagnate.

It runs at a distance of 1.22 million kilometers from the earth, and approaches the earth at close range once every six years. 2 1.35 years later, the threat of the asteroid Benu to the earth will continue to rise. The current collision probability is about 0.057%.

Researchers from NASA have found that there is still a "companion star" around the asteroid Benu, which also increases the possibility that it will hit the Earth. Because of the influence of gravity, the asteroid Benu will continue to try to approach the earth in various ways after entering the 22 nd century until it finally collides with the earth.

At present, the asteroid Benu will pass the earth in 2 135, and 2 182 is the most likely time to collide with the earth. If not, it is almost impossible to hit the earth in the future.

Of course, strictly speaking, whether an asteroid will collide with the earth in space depends on many external factors, such as whether it is influenced by the gravity of other celestial bodies and whether it is resisted by the solar wind and space dust.

Therefore, even if it is later found that the probability of hitting the earth is reduced, it cannot be taken lightly, because in space, the closer it is to the earth, the greater the possibility of everything happening.

In the solar system, there are far more near-earth asteroids threatening the earth than the asteroid Benu. At present, thousands of asteroids are closely monitored by scientists and may hit the earth in the future. Moreover, according to previous researchers' findings, there will be a mass extinction caused by an asteroid hitting the earth every 250 million years or so, which also means that the earth is never absolutely safe.

So, what can be done to stop asteroids from hitting the earth? Take the asteroid Benu as an example. If it really collides with the Earth before the end of the 22nd century, obviously, we can't leave the Earth and immigrate to Mars before that, and even if we immigrate to Mars, there will still be the risk of asteroid collision. Therefore, we need to find a perfect solution so that we can stop worrying.

Some researchers have suggested that a nuclear bomb may be aimed at an asteroid and then launched, so that during the impact, the near-earth asteroid that threatens the earth may be forced to change its flight direction so that it will not hit the earth.

Of course, in addition to using nuclear bombs, rockets, spacecraft, satellites and so on. Can change their orbit by hitting an asteroid.

Some time ago, scientists in China also suggested that an asteroid should be hit by a rocket to change its orbit. Some achievements have been made in the simulation experiment, and it is found that only 23 rockets are needed to intercept and change the orbit of an asteroid with a diameter of140m.

Of course, there are not many asteroids with smaller diameters that threaten the earth, so we still have to consider other effective methods, which can save costs and have a high success rate, because only in this way can the earth and human beings be safer.

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If the asteroid Benu really collides with the earth after 16 1 year, then it is powerful enough to destroy a country on the earth. At the same time, if the diameter of an asteroid colliding with the earth in the future exceeds 1 km, then human society will be affected and human civilization may end.

Fortunately, in the short term, that is, in the next 100 years, there are not many near-earth asteroids that may hit the earth, and the probability is very low. We still have enough time to prepare. So in your opinion, is there any way for humans to stop asteroids from hitting the earth in the future? What preparations should be made?