Scientists: the next hundred years the Earth may encounter with asteroid 400 – Russian Newspaper

NASA scientists announced a new threat from space.

According to their assumptions, Earth is about the next hundred years (called the period from 2017 to 2113) can survive the collision with the 400 asteroids.

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The experts reported the discovery of a previously unknown asteroid belt, located in the deep space. He is now heading towards our solar system, according to BFM.ru citing Sunday Express.

The maximum diameter of most of the objects will be about 100 meters, which means that they can potentially cause significant harm.

Formerly a professor of astrophysics Brian Cox said that in March 2014 an asteroid called EC, whose size was comparable to the size of a bus appeared on our planet at a distance of 61,637 km. In his opinion, the collision with the Earth rather huge asteroid that could destroy the human race, it is generally only a matter of time.

In turn, an astronomer at the University of Buckingham, Bill Napier also warns that the impact of an asteroid or comet debris may have devastating consequences.