On August 4, it was reported that the asteroid 2022 OE2, the size of the equivalent of two football stadiums, is approaching Earth. However, there is no possibility that an asteroid will affect the Earth at all.
Observations on July 26 indicate that the asteroid has a width of 170 to 380 m. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) openAccording to one report, 2022 OE2 will approach 0.035au from Earth on August 4th. 1au is the distance from the Earth to the sun, 150 million km, and 0.035au is 5.2 million km.
If OE2 in 2022 collided with Earth, it would release more than 1,000 nuclear bombs. However, since the distance of 0.035au is equivalent to 13 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon, there is no risk that 2022 OE2 will affect the Earth.
In addition, NASA is observing tens of thousands of asteroids approaching Earth, like the 2022 OE2, which became a hot topic this time. In 2021, a reanalysis of an asteroid thought to collide with Earth in 2068 also denied the possibility of impacting Earth. The official statement said there was no risk of the asteroid hitting Earth for the next 100 years.
However, in 2013, a meteorite fell in the Russian province of Chelyabinsk, injuring more than 1,000 people, but the meteorite was not observed in advance. Because of this, there is a high probability that an unobserved asteroid will cause damage to the Earth.
NASA is working on a way to change the asteroid’s orbit, and in 2022, it plans to conduct a double asteroid redirection test by striking a rocket at an asteroid. Related information this placecan be checked in