Asteroid deflection

15Dec

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A better DART mission for asteroid deflection? Know what NASA says

[ad_1] The threat of asteroids hitting the Earth is always present and scientists have been working for decades now to track them and to devise the methods to deflect them or otherwise neutralize any threat potential they may have. One of the methods is to alter the direction of the asteroids moving towards our planet. Although the chances of any asteroid hitting our planet are low, but the considering the devastating impact it can have, it is necessary to keep a track.One such mission is NASA's DART mission. It was the first-ever mission by NASA whose main goal was to investigate and demonstrate a method of asteroid deflection by changing an its motion in space through kinetic impact. The first such impact was carried out by NASA in 2022. The analysis of data obtained by NASA's Double ...

Planetary defense: How can the Earth be protected from SCARY asteroid strikes?

14Mar

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Planetary defense: How can the Earth be protected from SCARY asteroid strikes?

[ad_1] It is undeniable that the potential impact of an asteroid strike ranks among the most significant natural hazards we face. Similar to the event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, a single asteroid collision has the capability to annihilate all life on Earth. NASA acknowledges this risk and therefore carried out its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) in 2022. But that is just one part of a huge network different space agencies are either working on or have built up to protect us from any incoming space rocks.But before getting into planetary defense, we must understand the threat of asteroids. The Earth is surrounded by asteroids, the majority of which come from the asteroid belt situated between Mars and Jupiter. As per latest data, NASA track...

Shockingly fast way to deflect asteroids found

22Nov

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Shockingly fast way to deflect asteroids found

[ad_1] What if we find an asteroid that is on crash course with Earth? On top of it, there is no time to prepare as it has caught NASA by surprise and will crash very soon. Hollywood has always fantasized about the end of the world caused by malicious asteroids. Apocalyptic movies like Deep Impact, Armageddon and Don't Look Up have explored the ‘What Ifs' of world destruction, with the most famous means of world destruction being asteroids crashing into Earth. If you've ever wondered what would happen if such an asteroid headed for Earth, then NASA already has an answer for you with its DART Mission. NASA successfully deflected an asteroid of its course in a first-of-its-kind mission just months ago. But what if an asteroid comes suddenly out of nowhere and gives us no warning or time...

Asteroid interior decoding technique could be used to guide asteroid-deflecting missions

21Oct

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Asteroid interior decoding technique could be used to guide asteroid-deflecting missions

[ad_1] With DART NASA successfully flew a spacecraft directly at the centre of a close asteroid. With DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, NASA successfully flew a spacecraft directly at the centre of a close asteroid in late September. The stadium-sized space rock was struck by the one-way kamikaze mission, which successfully reset the asteroid's orbit. DART was the first attempt at a planetary defence system, showing that experts might be able to divert an asteroid that was headed for Earth. MIT scientists now have a device that could help future asteroid-targeting missions be more effective. Based on how an asteroid's rotation alters during near encounters with larger bodies like the Earth, the team has created a method to map the internal structure, or density distributi...

Big breakthrough! How to really hit an asteroid, scientists to take sneak peek, help NASA

21Oct

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Big breakthrough! How to really hit an asteroid, scientists to take sneak peek, help NASA

[ad_1] Scientists can study the structural make-up of an asteroid to aid in future DART Missions by NASA. Here’s how. NASA's first attempt at planetary defense against potentially catastrophic asteroids was a resounding success. NASA's DART Mission is a nearly $330 million first step to protect the planet against potential asteroid impact. The aim of the Double Asteroid Detection Test or DART test was to smash a spacecraft into the Dimorphos asteroid to deflect it away from its path. Although this test was successful, scientists conducted thorough studies of the asteroid before proceeding with the test. But what if an asteroid comes for Earth? Will scientists be able to study the internal structure of the asteroid?It turns out, a team of MIT scientists have been already working on a s...

NASA kicked asteroid off course in test to save Earth and humanity from mass extinction

12Oct

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NASA kicked asteroid off course in test to save Earth and humanity from mass extinction

[ad_1] NASA on Tuesday celebrated exceeding expectations during a mission to deflect a distant asteroid, in a sci-fi like test of humanity's ability to stop an incoming cosmic object from devastating life on Earth.The fridge-sized Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor deliberately smashed into the moonlet asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, pushing it into a smaller, faster orbit around its big brother Didymos, NASA chief Bill Nelson announced. That changed its orbital period by four percent, or 32 minutes -- from 11 hour 55 minutes to 11 hours 23 minutes, bettering an expectation of 10 minutes. "At some point in the future, if we find an asteroid that is threatening to hit Earth, and would be large enough to really do some damage, thank goodness that we will have had this s...