old steel
5th September 2014, 10:22 PM
A previously unknown asteroid belt has been located in deep space and is now hurtling towards our part of the solar system.
It means a 'global killer' could collide with Earth as soon as 2020, wiping out life as we know it and changing the climate for millennia.
The terrifying predictions came as NASA revealed disturbing new data showing 400 impacts are expected between 2017 and 2113, based on new observational data of objects seen in space over the past 60 days.
Most will have a maximum diameter of around 100 metres - the size of seven double decker buses - and the potential to cause significant damage.
But concerned scientists warned a colossal "monster" is also heading our way, with one 'mega' asteroid threatening earth in just SIX years.
http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/128/590x/-507480.jpg
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/507480/Asteroid-Strikes-Earth-Damage-Nasa-Destruction
It means a 'global killer' could collide with Earth as soon as 2020, wiping out life as we know it and changing the climate for millennia.
The terrifying predictions came as NASA revealed disturbing new data showing 400 impacts are expected between 2017 and 2113, based on new observational data of objects seen in space over the past 60 days.
Most will have a maximum diameter of around 100 metres - the size of seven double decker buses - and the potential to cause significant damage.
But concerned scientists warned a colossal "monster" is also heading our way, with one 'mega' asteroid threatening earth in just SIX years.
http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/128/590x/-507480.jpg
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/507480/Asteroid-Strikes-Earth-Damage-Nasa-Destruction