This is a news story from Chris Vlahos....KAGS-HD News
Recent stories have come out that asteroids are close to Earth and will swipe by in the blink of an eye. Some, might strike Earth and cause catastrophic damage. Its all possible if everything is aligned in the correct place at the correct time. Even a small asteroid/meteor weighing 20 tons and moving at speeds over 30,000mph can shake buildings and break window. The most recent example occurred this morning in Russia, about 900 miles to the east of Moscow.
It looked like it was straight out of the movie, "Deep Impact." A bright ball in the sky, leaving a trail of dust before slamming into the Earth along with a sonic boom riveting from the site of impact. (Note: Some reports have come out that the meteor never hit ground, but it was the force of the meteor on air creating the sonic shockwaves). It was quite and incredible sight and shows that in just seconds large rocks can barrel though the Earth's atmosphere and cause destruction. Despite a few injuries, this ball of fire did not cause fatalities.
In addition to this mornings events, another asteroid passed by Earth this afternoon. DA14 is the size of an Olympic sized swimming pool and missed Earth by a slim margin of 17,500 miles. Even satellites are farther away than this chunk of rock.
No matter how you slice it, its a bit unnerving knowing that there are rocks hurling at incredible speeds all around us. In fact, there may be more than you might realize.
The image above captured from, IHMC, depicts all of the asteroids within our section of the solar system. Green rocks indicate asteroids that will not harm Earth, while red and yellow dots illustrate "potentially hazardous" asteroids. In other words, the red and yellow asteroids have a very slim chance of colliding with Earth, despite the heightened language used, "potentially hazardous." Finally, the turquoise circle represents Earth's path around the sun.
Regardless of the image above, most asteroids are tracked with precision, however, there can be a few outliers from time to time, just like this morning's example in Russia. Nonetheless, scientists will make sure we stay in the loop if something Earth shattering could happen. But, at this time, keep your eye on the sky.
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