Asteroids Strike on Earth is Inevitable, Likely to Affect Millions of People: Study

• It is a case of when an asteroid collision will happen, rather than if it will happen
• The asteroid warning comes ahead of the world asteroid day on 30^th June
• A Czech scientist who has analyzed 144 fireballs from meteor showers has already warned that the risk of a big-sized asteroid hitting earth surface is pretty high

June 23, 2017:

Earth is susceptible to asteroid attacks and it's just a matter of time when it is going to happen. Any asteroid attack or outer space stuff on any major city could do a significant damage and millions of live would be affected.

Alan Fitzsimmons from Queen's University Belfast in Britain, said "it is a case of when an asteroid collision will happen, rather than if it will happen."

The asteroid warning comes ahead of the world asteroid day on 30^th June. It is so because, on 30^th June, 1908, an asteroid of small size exploded over Siberia which even out 2000 sq kilometres of area.

However this year's world asteroid day would contain discussions and presentations which will be live streamed from Luxembourg in which Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart and International Space Station astronaut Nicole Stott will answer questions from people on social media.

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Mr Fitzsimmons told that scientists have worked at great lengths to recognise near earth asteroids and how much damage they can yield upon striking. He also told that over 1800 potentially dangerous objects have been identified near earth and many more are to be found.

However, he has said, "Astronomers find near-Earth asteroids every day and most are harmless. But it is still possible the next Tunguska would take us by surprise, and although we are much better at finding larger asteroids that does us no good if we are not prepared to do something about them."

A Czech scientist who has analysed 144 fireballs from meteor showers has already warned that the risk of a big-sized asteroid hitting earth surface is pretty high.

– by Sumit Balodi of NewsGram. Twitter: @sumit_balodi