A small asteroid burned in the sky above Berlin. The publication writes about this Bild am Sonntag.
It was reported that the smoke from the burning celestial body could be seen not only in the German capital, but also in Leipzig and Prague. The asteroid is thought to have fallen in the municipality of Nehnhausen in the state of Brandenburg.
Before that, astronomer Zheleznov guess Asteroid Apophis’ “bowling game” with Earth’s moons.
“It will probably fly away and not hit anyone. <…> The theoretical possibility, however small, always exists,” said the scientist.
According to Zheleznov’s prediction, a potentially dangerous asteroid will still “tie” the orbit of satellites, but will be able to disable “at most one” spacecraft, which will not threaten noticeable consequences for the planet and its inhabitants.
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