NASA tracking asteroid that has potential to hit Earth in 2046
In recent news, NASA has been tracking an asteroid that could potentially hit Earth in the year 2046. According to experts, the asteroid is currently classified as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" (PHA) due to its size and trajectory. The asteroid, named 2011 AG5, is estimated to be about 140 meters in diameter and is expected to come within approximately 1.2 million kilometers of Earth in February 2046. NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Observations Program, which is responsible for identifying and tracking potentially hazardous asteroids, has been monitoring 2011 AG5 since its discovery in 2011. The program uses ground-based telescopes to track the asteroids and predict their future paths based on their known characteristics. While the chances of 2011 AG5 actually colliding with Earth are currently estimated to be less than 1 in 625, NASA is taking the potential threat seriously and is actively investigating ways to mitigate the risk. One possibility is to use a s...