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Human Life Could Be Wiped Out On March 16,2880 by eptolap: 5:45am On Aug 17, 2014 |
The date of Earth's potential destruction has been set at 16 March 2880, when an asteroid hurtling through space has a possibility of striking our planet. Researchers studying the rock found that its body rotates so quickly that it should break apart, but somehow remains intact on its Earth-bound trajectory. They believe it is held together by cohesive forces known as van der Waals - and although this is considered a major breakthrough, scientists still don't know how to stop it. The discovery was made by researchers at the University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville. Previous research has shown that asteroids are loose piles of rubble held together by gravity and friction. WHAT IS ASTEROID 1950 DA? The asteroid, named 1950 DA, is a rock two-thirds of a mile in diameter, travelling at about 15 km (nine miles) per second relative to the Earth. It is approximately 3,280ft (1,000 metres) in diameter, but rotates once every two hours and six minutes. At this rate, the rock should break apart and eventually disintegrate, but it is not showing any signs of doing so. In fact, the rotation is so fast that at its equator, 1950 DA effectively experiences negative gravity. If an astronaut were to attempt to stand on this surface, he or she would fly off into space unless he or she were somehow anchored. The presence of cohesive forces has been predicted in small asteroids, but definitive evidence has never been seen before. It is due to swing so close to Earth it could slam into the Atlantic Ocean at 38,000 miles per hour. It is estimated that if 1950 DA were to collide with the planet, it would do so with an force of around 44,800 megatonnes of TNT. Although the probability of an impact is only 0.3 per cent, this represents a risk 50 per cent greater than an impact from all other asteroids. For more on this- www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2726039-impossible-asteroid-hurtling-Earth-defying-laws-physics-experts-dont-know-stop-it?ito=social-facebook ?
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Re: Human Life Could Be Wiped Out On March 16,2880 by sugarboimaxy(m): 5:48am On Aug 17, 2014 |
Ok... |
Re: Human Life Could Be Wiped Out On March 16,2880 by echobee(f): 5:55am On Aug 17, 2014 |
Noted |
Re: Human Life Could Be Wiped Out On March 16,2880 by DickDastardly(m): 6:20am On Aug 17, 2014 |
Make them gi us ZMAPP forget that asteroid gist abeg. 2 Likes |
Re: Human Life Could Be Wiped Out On March 16,2880 by ggrin(f): 7:17am On Aug 17, 2014 |
march 16 2880 Well I no go die unless jesus comes |
Re: Human Life Could Be Wiped Out On March 16,2880 by Idrismusty97(m): 7:35am On Aug 17, 2014 |
Why should i worry when it is 866 years from now even if it is true. Even Before that time War might have already wipe out human civilization. The asteroid will hit an empty earth. |
Re: Human Life Could Be Wiped Out On March 16,2880 by seankay(m): 7:41am On Aug 17, 2014 |
Why don't we allow the generation that would be alive to worry about that....we have lotta problems to worry about |
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