Scientists continue their work without slowing down to discover asteroids likely to hit our planet. A discovery that has now been made is that a newly discovered asteroid Valentine’s Day 2046It shows that it could hit Earth in the month of February (February 14).

This discovered object2023DW’ is called. The Near-Earth Objects Coordination Center of the European Space Agency (ESA) is also responsible for the possibility of this asteroid hitting our planet. on the risk list added.

The chance of the asteroid hitting the Earth is very small

The reason why the 2023DW was added to the risk list is the possibility of hitting our planet in 2046. However, it should be noted that this probability is quite small. Experts say the asteroid has an impact on our planet 1 in 625 says it is. Although this percentage is quite small, researchers are still asking high risk of collision means it can be considered.

Let’s also take a look at the size of the newly discovered asteroid and what effect it could have if it hits. According to the ESA, the 2023DW has a diameter of 50 meters. This turns out to be the size of an Olympic swimming pool. If an asteroid of this size hits our planet, it could cause significant damage, albeit not very great, depending on the region.

There is very little information about the 2023DW at this time.

But we know very little about the new object. Researchers state that even the size of the asteroid has not yet been precisely measured. Also, there is no exact information about what form the 2023DW will take.

Scientists will talk about the 2023DW in the coming weeks. calculations and observations will try to get more information about it. As a result, things like the exact size of the asteroid and its possibility of hitting Earth will be further investigated. With better orbital calculations, instead of crashing into our planet chance of success we can see too.

You can access the risk list for celestial bodies prepared by ESA here. You can also view 2023DW via NASA’s “Eyes On Asteroids” site, which allows you to study asteroids in 3D.

NASA had recently taken the first step to protect itself from possible asteroid disasters.

Although the probability of this asteroid impact is very small, NASA has taken a step in recent months to protect our planet from such scenarios. DARTS As part of this project, called a spacecraft, a spacecraft crashed into an asteroid millions of miles away.