Can NASA deflect the orbital paths of deadly asteroids hurtling towards the Earth?

There are more than 1000 deadly asteroids found hurtling towards Earth, and NASA is struggling to deflect their orbital paths. So far, the paths of only four might be diverted.

A huge meteor about the size of a mountain could totally demolishing our planet, say astronomers. And it could happen anytime in the coming decades. 

A report released by Nature World News explains that about 1,000 asteroids are hurtling towards the Earth at 60,000 miles per hour and that some of them could hit our planet. A number of the near-Earth asteroids have been identified. There are more of them waiting to be discovered in the next two years!

With powerful telescopes, experts are trying to gauge how close 2000 ET70 is going to get to the Earth. This two-mile wide space rock stirred astronomers from a number of American universities, who called it a "potentially hazardous asteroid". However, not much is known about this fist-shaped asteroid, says NASA. The huge asteroid can decimate the Earth, leading to massive earthquakes, tidal waves and widespread "apocalyptic scenes."

The asteroid is said to have already brushed past the Earth in 2012, when it came within 18 lunar distances. That was pretty close! And it might revisit our planet soon, coming so close that it could hit us.

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