NASA has allayed fears that a missing 54 million ton asteroid could crash into Earth this year, causing destruction across large swaths of the planet.
The space agency issued a statement in response to a November report in GB News that said 2007 FT3 was unlikely to hit Earth in 2024.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory showing the predicted trajectory of asteroid 2007 FT3. (NASA)
Scientists eventually lost track of the 984-foot asteroid after first discovering it in 2007, classifying it as a “lost asteroid.”
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GB News reported At that time, the chance of an asteroid hitting Earth by March 3, 2030 was about 1 in 10 million, and the chance of hitting Earth on October 5, 2024 was about 1 in 11.5 million.
NASA said standard: “There is no known asteroid impact threat to Earth at any point in the next century. NASA and its partners are diligently scanning the skies to discover, track, and classify asteroids and near-Earth objects (NEOs). Observing Earth.”
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