Beware Of The Asteroid!...In 2182

Asteroids are small bodies of any form from 480 miles to less than 1 mile in diameter that revolve around the sun. With all of the advanced space equipment that the United States have they were able to find an asteroid that they named 1999 RQ36 that is supposed to arrive in 2182. Sometimes asteroids don't pose a threat to earth but that's not always the case. 1999 RQ36 is categorized as an Apollo asteroid which means that it poses a threat to the Earth as it crosses our orbit. There is a one-in-a-thousand chance that the asteroid will hit the Earth and compared to other asteroids in the universe that have a 1-in-200,000 chance or even 1-in-2,000,000 chance of hitting the Earth, one-in-a-thousand is pretty small. If the asteroid were to hit the Earth it would cause significant damage to wherever it lands. Over the next 172 years a lot can happen to asteroid 1999 RQ36, it may change course and not even hit the Earth, but until then all we can do is wait, watch, and predict.

This article relates to science because astronomers study the objects in space and have found something that needs attention. The science and technology that have been used to locate, watch, and predict the future of asteroid 1999 RQ36 is highly advanced and important. If there is a way to destroy this asteroid before it can potentially hit Earth atronomers have 172 years to figure out how to deal with it. If this technology didn't exist, by the time people actually found out about the asteroid it could be too late to do anything about it.

We should care about this asteroid because it causes a threat to our generations in the year 2182. If this asteroid could potentially destroy an important area on Earth people of the future will need to know what to do and how to deal with it for the sake of mankind, animals, and anything else. Although we still have over one hundred years to prepare for 1999 RQ36 it doesn't hurt to be cautious.

http://news.discovery.com/space/future-hazard-1-in-1000-chance-of-asteroid-impact-in-2182.html