Asteroid turns into fireball when entering Earth's atmosphere

According to the announcement of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA), a very small asteroid entered the Earth's atmosphere, but did not cause a significant impact.

According to ESA, the asteroid, named 2024 RW1, was discovered by technology researcher Jacqueline Fazekas and the Catalina Observatory in Arizona (USA) on the night of September 4 (Vietnam time).

NASA said the asteroid, which is about 1 meter in diameter, entered Earth's atmosphere and created a fireball off the east coast of the Philippines. Meanwhile, the ESA said the asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere near the Philippine island of Luzon. Videos posted on social media showed a green fireball in the sky over the Philippines.

Protecting Earth, including finding near-Earth asteroids like 2024 RW1 and cataloging them for tracking, is a top priority for space agencies around the world . In 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos to change its trajectory.

NASA is currently planning to develop a new infrared telescope called NEO Surveyor to hunt asteroids, while China is preparing for a mission to deflect an asteroid in 2030.

MINH CHAU

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tieu-hanh-tinh-bien-thanh-qua-cau-lua-khi-vao-khi-quyen-trai-dat-post757330.html