NASA Clarifies Asteroid 2027 Passes Near Moon, Not Earth
NASA confirms asteroid 2027 will pass at lunar distance, posing no threat. DART mission proved deflection capabilities in 2022.
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The asteroid linked to 2027 will pass near the Moon, not Earth, and NASA does not consider it dangerous. The collision test against an asteroid was the DART mission, launched in 2021.
## An asteroid with a date and little danger
The object currently associated with 2027 has two candidates. One is popularized by **J.J. Benítez**, who places the encounter on **August 29, 2027**; another points to **AN 10 1999** and **August 7, 2027**. The difference in dates and names does not change the essence: the passage would be at a distance comparable to that of the Moon.
**NASA** does not consider it a danger to Earth. That is the part worth remembering: an object passing close in astronomical terms can still be hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, which is practically far.
## The collision test fueling suspicions
The **DART** mission crashed a probe into a small asteroid to check if its trajectory could be deflected. It was a planetary defense trial, not a covert warning. The cost of such a test is explained by a simple reason: if someday an object needs to be moved, it is better to know how before it happens.
From there to concluding that agencies hide a threat is a leap unsupported by any public data. **NASA** publishes orbits and risk estimates; the issue is that information circulates with noise.
## The Caribbean prediction and champagne
**J.J. Benítez** spoke of a fall in the **Caribbean** and stated that, if he were wrong, he had a bottle of champagne ready to celebrate. It is an elegant way to cover oneself: if he is right, he already said so; if he fails, he invites a toast.
It is advisable to treat that prediction as what it is, a personal hypothesis without agency backing. Orbital calculations are revised with each observation, and distances are refined years in advance.
## Key points
- **August 29, 2027**: date J.J. Benítez associates with the asteroid's passage.
- **August 7, 2027**: alternative date linked to object AN 10 1999.
- **NASA**: does not consider the passage dangerous, at a distance comparable to the Moon.
- **DART**: mission that crashed a probe into a small asteroid as a test.
- **Caribbean**: place where Benítez located a possible fall, with champagne prepared in case he failed.
## An asteroid with a date and little danger
The object currently associated with 2027 has two candidates. One is popularized by **J.J. Benítez**, who places the encounter on **August 29, 2027**; another points to **AN 10 1999** and **August 7, 2027**. The difference in dates and names does not change the essence: the passage would be at a distance comparable to that of the Moon.
**NASA** does not consider it a danger to Earth. That is the part worth remembering: an object passing close in astronomical terms can still be hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, which is practically far.
## The collision test fueling suspicions
The **DART** mission crashed a probe into a small asteroid to check if its trajectory could be deflected. It was a planetary defense trial, not a covert warning. The cost of such a test is explained by a simple reason: if someday an object needs to be moved, it is better to know how before it happens.
From there to concluding that agencies hide a threat is a leap unsupported by any public data. **NASA** publishes orbits and risk estimates; the issue is that information circulates with noise.
## The Caribbean prediction and champagne
**J.J. Benítez** spoke of a fall in the **Caribbean** and stated that, if he were wrong, he had a bottle of champagne ready to celebrate. It is an elegant way to cover oneself: if he is right, he already said so; if he fails, he invites a toast.
It is advisable to treat that prediction as what it is, a personal hypothesis without agency backing. Orbital calculations are revised with each observation, and distances are refined years in advance.
## Key points
- **August 29, 2027**: date J.J. Benítez associates with the asteroid's passage.
- **August 7, 2027**: alternative date linked to object AN 10 1999.
- **NASA**: does not consider the passage dangerous, at a distance comparable to the Moon.
- **DART**: mission that crashed a probe into a small asteroid as a test.
- **Caribbean**: place where Benítez located a possible fall, with champagne prepared in case he failed.
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