3 major cosmic threats to humanity Bashny.Net

1. Comets and meteorites. Today in the world there is no reliable technology that will allow us to predict with 100% certainty fall to the Ground rather large objects that can cause real damage. Using the currently existing American infrared WISE telescope, scientists were able to monitor all potentially dangerous for the planet, the meteorite a diameter of about 1 kilometer.



2. Solar radiation. Everyone knows that excessive sun exposure can lead to deterioration of health. In recent years, the literature describes the occurrence of skin cancer in individuals who are constantly exposed to excess solar radiation.



3. Space debris — all man-made objects and their fragments in space, which already popraviti do not work and never will be able to serve any useful purpose, but are a dangerous factor action on a functioning spacecraft, especially manned.

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