On May 14th, the gigantic asteroid 1999 FN53 will blow past the Earth approximately 26.5 lunar distances away, or 6,360,000 miles. While a drastic change of trajectory could put the asteroid on a collision course with our planet, it is highly unlikely.
However, due to the colossal size of the rock, which is roughly an eighth of the size of Mount Everest, the event leads many to speculate what would happen if the asteroid did hit the Earth. What could possibly happen?
One professor of astronomy, Bill Napier, at the University of Buckinghamshire, states that an impact of this proportion would kill off about 20% of the Earth’s population. “It would undoubtedly lead to the deaths of around 1.5 billion people, we are looking at a mass extinction of humanity.”While many are panicking, there is an even larger asteroid that is expected to hurtle past even closer to Earth in June.
Check over on the Next Page to see what would happen if an asteroid of this size did actually strike us.
god will take care of you
Nothing to worry about…this has always gone on in outerspace and always will,they claim that’s what extinct dinosaurs,I doubt it,but if so,it could be what take out man kind.but no time soon.I doubt.
Hopefully it takes out some cops
0 – the approximate amount of $#%&!@*s I give
Ehh..
I just spoke with Bruce Willis. He said he’s got it covered.
Headed for the White House?
Hope it hits dead center
Bruce willis knows what to do, duh!!
Brian Williams said he’s flying up there now to take care of it and that we have nothing to worry about.