Should you need to worry about the asteroids hitting Earth? Understanding the real challenges of the asteroids grabbing attention | – Times of India
An Eiffel Tower sized asteroid hurtling towards the Earth? Isn’t it terrifying? The asteroid 2024 ON, sparked a lot of media attention with being potentially hazardous. But on the contrary, the astronomers have also stated that the asteroid posed no danger and passed the Earth safely despite the alarming headlines.Since the discovery in July 2024, the statistics of asteroids have significantly grabbed attention with a diameter of 370 metres moving at 40,000 kilometres per hour.However, it passed safely at a distance. Tracking of NEOs: Real threats and challengesThe small NEOs might hit Earth every day and the asteroids like 2024 ON, may strike Earth after every 10,000 years while other large asteroids over a kilometre wide might hit on much longer timescale around 260 million years. But st...