Asteroid 2024 directed to the ground. The recently discovered asteroid has attracted NASA’s attention, and new images show that it could affect the land in 2032. The likelihood of exposure is 1.9%, which is a slight increase compared to the previous estimate of 1.6%.
An asteroid, found in December 2024, an observatory funded by NASA in Chile, from 130 to 300 feet. This asteroid can be comparable to a small skyscraper or a football field. The asteroid is estimated from 40 to 100 m wide. The European Space Agency (ESA) noted that the asteroid this size affects the ground every few thousand years and can cause serious damage to the local regions. The size and proximity of the asteroid attracted the attention of the world, but the experts assured that the risk of catastrophic impact is minimal.
“We do not worry at all, because there is a 99 percent chance that it will miss … But it deserves attention,” said Paul Hodas, director of the NASA Center for Nearby Objects.
According to ESA, asteroid 2024 “has almost 99% likely to convey the land on December 22, 2032, but the possible impact cannot be completely excluded yet.”
Asteroid 2024 is estimated at level 3 on Scale of danger of exposure to thorin Currently, this is a close meeting that requires astronomers and the public. ESA compares this recently pronounced meteoroid with an apophis, a 375 -meter space rock, which briefly reached the level of 4 in 2004. Aphophis at the peak had a 3% probability of exposure, which is the highest, ever recorded for a significant size asteroid. Further analysis since 2004 confirmed that there was no risk of collision.
Meanwhile, NASA follows The nearest object (Neos) for decades. The agency particularly watched Neos, which could pass within 30 million miles from our planet. NASA has been watching the objects of almost Earth (Neos) for decades, focusing on those that can get 30 million miles from our planet. Currently, more than 25,000 such objects are tracked, and most are too small to be concerned.
