News A massive and destructive asteroid could hit the Earth next year

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A huge asteroid is close to Earth, telling it that it could hit the planet next year, the US agency said Friday.

NASA said the rocky asteroid would cause global destruction had it collided with the planet, noting that on April 29, 2020, it will only be 0.04 cosmic unit of the Earth.

This astronomical distance is very close to Earth, she said, pointing out that an asteroid of this size could easily destroy a country the size of the United Kingdom.

Scientists believe that a destructive asteroid, like the rock that ends the age of dinosaurs, will reach the Earth every 100 million years or so.