The Earth is Saved from Asteroid Impact

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The possibility that the celestial object 2011 AG5 crash into the planet have vanished thanks to new observations and after they thought it was highly dangerous

The asteroid 2011 AG5, measuring nearly a football field, until recently was considered a threat to Earth, as the odds of that crash into the planet was one in 500, which scientists considered alarming, but was recently determined that the possibility of an impact is negligible.

According to the newspaper ABC.es, an object of this size can impact the planet Creek 10,000 years. The hitherto feared asteroid could release 100 megatons of energy than atomic bombs, if collided with Earth.

In fact, the researchers proposed, if necessary, carry out a mission to alter the course of the celestial object.

Thanks to observations made with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii for three days and were complicated due to the weak light of the asteroid, it was established that the celestial object pointing to another direction.

The new record of 2011 AG5 has an uncertainty factor of 60 percent, lower than previous observations number. Thus emerged that the asteroid will pass 890,000 miles from Earth in February 2014, thus eliminating any possibility of impact.

This experience has highlighted the ability of researchers to predict the trajectories of celestial objects and be prepared for threats on Earth.

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