In 2022, and later in 2025, 2032 and 2039, our planet is at increased risk of collision with celestial bodies of an asteroid size. This is the main conclusion from the work of the specialists of the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The debris of Comet Encke, known to astronomers as the taurids, is a danger to us. Two meteor showers, first recorded in the century before last, are observed every year in the fall, in October - early November. Their activity is relatively low - an average of seven meteors per hour. The streams were identified with a comet in the middle of the 20th century based on the data accumulated by that time.
Researchers from the Czech Republic, using observational data from 2005-2015, discovered a new, previously unknown stream of debris, the orbit of which crosses the Earth. Today its main "heroes" are two asteroids, named 2005 UR and 2015 TX24, discovered, as you might guess, in 2005 and 2015. respectively. The dimensions of each of them are, apparently, about 200-300 meters. The last time they took place in close proximity to the Earth at the end of October and December 2015. They may be followed by other finds of the same type or larger.
The unpleasantness of the situation also lies in the fact that comet Encke - the shortest-period known at the moment - is collapsing literally before our eyes, generating streams of space debris. Since its discovery at the beginning of the 19th century, the comet has lost about 85% of its mass under the sun's rays, and each new flight past the star (this happens once every three and a half years) may be the last for it. For us, this means that the likelihood of new asteroids appearing in the sky, the fall of any of which can cause serious troubles on Earth, increases, by astronomical standards, at lightning speed - during the life of one or two generations of people.
Sergey Sysoev
Five years to live: Scientists talk about a comet rushing to Earth
Comet Encke will collide with Earth in 2022, scientists announced
Encke's comet is heading for Earth, scientists announced. In five years, in 2022, she could provoke the end of the world.
Astronomers have calculated the trajectory of this comet, or rather its debris. They are the ones that pose a danger to the Earth. Their size is no less than the Chelyabinsk meteorite, which fell to Earth in 2013. Then they managed to avoid severe destruction, but this time everything could end tragically.
Scientists claim that the debris of Comet Encke is rushing towards Earth at too high a speed. They can not only get too close, but even enter the atmosphere. The consequences are unpredictable.
Judging by the calculations, the catastrophe may occur in 2022, 2025 or 2032, according to the portal "Southern Federal".
Astronomers: Comet Encke will cause massive destruction on Earth in 2022
Parts of a space object can reach up to 200-300 meters
In addition to 2022, the danger of a collision with comet debris will exist in 2025, 2032 and 2039.
Scientists from the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences reported that the debris of Comet Encke could be deadly for the inhabitants of the Earth. Astronomers said that in 2022, large parts of this cosmic body will dangerously close to our planet.
If the debris of comet Encke collides with other asteroids, then giant space bodies can fall on the Earth, causing massive destruction. In addition to 2022, the danger of a collision with comet debris will exist in 2025, 2032 and 2039.
Parts of Comet Encke can reach up to 200-300 meters, however, scientists do not exclude that other, much larger objects are hidden in space, hidden from astronomers by a layer of space debris, writes
Scientists: the debris of comet Encke will hit the Earth in 2022
Encke's colossal debris could set off a veritable apocalypse.So far, nothing threatens our planet, but in five years the situation may change.
According to scientists' calculations, in 2022, the Earth will be disturbed by fragments of comet Enke of gigantic proportions.
An apocalyptic phenomenon can lead to an inevitable catastrophe, the "360" TV channel reports.
Small asteroids that broke away from a large comet are not terrible for mankind today. By 2022, larger and more dangerous debris will be approaching the planet.
If the asteroid collides with another celestial body, it will change its flight path, as a result of which it will fall into the Earth's gravitational field.
The diameter of the asteroids will reach 200-300 meters in diameter.
