NASA Warns Massive Asteroid 2023 DW Heading Straight for Earth

Space science is focusing on planetary defense to protect Earth from threats like asteroids. The asteroid 2023 DW, currently the only object on the Torino Scale, has a small chance of colliding with Earth in 2046. However, the object is only estimated to be 50 meters in diameter, similar to past impacts that caused significant but superficial damage. Pulling down an asteroid with a weapon could lead to more damage, so alternate strategies like using gravitational force or nudging them into a different orbit are being considered. While scientists have yet to detect every asteroid out there, NASA's DART mission aims to track them and protect Earth in case of an emergency. Overall, the article acknowledges the threat of asteroids but also highlights the efforts being made to protect the planet.
CREDIT: NASA/ESA/SPACEX

[misterindependent]

Revelation 8:8
And the second angel blew the trumpet. And (as it were) a great mountain, burning with fire, was cast into the sea. And a third of the sea became blood.

[triphazzard]

I've noticed that there's threats every day for that last 5years in the news This is the first that has went laimstream/mainstream news.

[garygatto]

Yeah, I think we have enough problems right here on this planet and especially in our country here in America. I’m putting the asteroid at the bottom of my worry list.

[tyreeturner]

We do realize that our solar system is in the same place in the galaxy that it was in when the comet hit Earth during the Dino era right?

[jasonfalcon]

If it's anywhere close to being in line with earth then we have the technology to send a small craft now and change its trajectory which wouldn't put off any debris that our earth would easily destroy if any at all hit the earth which would highly be likely be in line with the earth's trajectory! So if it's in line with hitting us then we should launch a Falcon 9 rocket that can deploy a small craft that could easily smash into the asteroid!"which if it's anything to worry about then SpaceX could easily take out the Trajectory of it's path and send it's payload and the asteroid off on a new trajectory! That's my opinion. 🌟 ✨️

[stevenpburnip]

I hope it wipes the world out.. Man has wreaked this planet with his would sit back and laugh at the Billionaires around the planet who would worry about nothing but

[dave]

They can't even predict the fcking weather, know there talking about when an Astroid will hit.

[musakul_mondal]

This asteroid I saw before the 27th of February when it was visible along the sun's middle at exactly 5:00 p.m Saw it with my naked eye but didn't know what it was, now I know it was an asteroid

[pelagiajones]

I think our planet can do with a restart. If our species should survive hopefully we wont be the war mongering, hateful, curl aholes that we are. But I doubt it😢

[sam_i_am]

2023 EY is pretty close today getting closer

[davidlevine]

It is certainly not heading straight for Earth. Since all objects move in curved paths. And of course, Earth is moving as well. If at some time it was moving towards Earth, it wouldn't have any more chance of hitting Earth than any other particular direction.

[NoOutlaw]

I believe that science will do what it needs to do, and keep the threat away from earth.

[abirkarmakar]

My Opinion is not to getting even close to Earth. Maybe diverting it to an other direction. Or maybe destroy it before it too close. I hope no one will get hurt. God is with us.

[richardarguelles]

Well whatever the outcome of such a situation should occur we can only hope it won't be too bad, but if it turns out to be an E.L.E. there's probably not a lot that we can really do

[BananaHoovyJ.Rabbit]

I've lived an okay life. I'm ready. Not that I want to die, but if an asteriod hits Earth and wipes us out, I'm ready for it.

[josephflavell]

it's more simple than what we all think ...

[kimharris]

The way humanity is not caring for the earth and each other, we will disappear before the asteroids hit earth.
Working together as 1 it's our only way.

[gtransient]

When it happens, we will never know until it's too late.

[colleenporter]

Where will it hit? USA, Africa, Europe?

[MrMikeChain]

If a catastrophic event has happened, odds are it will happen again. It's the one they don't see that may very well do us in. Small objects constantly enter the atmosphere, some make it to earth surface. I hope for good luck and good timing.