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9Mar

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 9 March 2023: Asteroid Dimorphos shot after CRASH

[ad_1] Hollywood has depicted the apocalypse, with movies such as Deep Impact, Armageddon, and Don't Look Up exploring the hypothetical scenarios of global annihilation through the collision of asteroids with Earth. NASA has already provided an answer for those who have wondered about the consequences of an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.Last year, NASA carried out its first ever planetary defense test by smashing a spacecraft into an approaching asteroid with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) to alter its course. NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a thrilling picture of the Dimorphos asteroid, captured just 3 seconds before the collision. It was a $330 million venture which proved to be a success as the target asteroid named Dimorphos deflected off its path. W...

Radio waves can protect the Earth from a 500-foot SCARY asteroid? Know shocking answer

5Jan

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Radio waves can protect the Earth from a 500-foot SCARY asteroid? Know shocking answer

[ad_1] Asteroid 2010 XC15 is a 500 feet wide potentially hazardous asteroid that can one day strike the Earth. In an effort to protect the Earth from asteroids similar to this, scientists are looking at radio waves. Check details. Nobody can deny that one of the greatest natural threats looming above us is an asteroid strike. Just like it did to dinosaurs 65 million years ago, one big asteroid strike can destroy humanity on this planet. NASA has recognized it and that's why it conducted its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) in 2022. And while smashing into an asteroid to change its path sounds amazing in theory, there are certain issues with it as well. And that's why scientists are now looking at radio waves to help create a better planetary defense. And its first use case has ...

One month after the NASA asteroid collision success, what have scientists learned?

27Oct

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One month after the NASA asteroid collision success, what have scientists learned?

[ad_1] It has been one month since the historic NASA DART asteroid crash. What new secrets have the scientists revealed in this time? Check details. On September 26, NASA made history! For the first time ever, humans were able to shake and actually move a celestial body. The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission sent a spacecraft to an asteroid called Dimorphos and struck it headfirst. The mission was conducted to find a reliable way to defend the Earth from any incoming asteroids. But a secondary objective was also to take a close look at the smallest asteroid any spacecraft has visited. So, what have the scientists found out after churning out the data for a month? Read on to find out.Carolyn Ernst, a planetary scientist responsible for DART's sole instrument told Spa...

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...

Miracle! NASA deflects GIGANTIC 530-foot asteroid with DART mission, can save Earth now

12Oct

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Miracle! NASA deflects GIGANTIC 530-foot asteroid with DART mission, can save Earth now

[ad_1] NASA has confirmed that its first attempt at planetary defense against a destructive asteroid has miraculously succeeded. NASA's first attempt at planetary defense against potentially world-destroying asteroids was a miraculous success, the space agency has revealed. NASA's DART Mission is a nearly $330 million first step to protect Earth from 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. In fact, there are two asteroids involved. According to NASA, Dimorphos is a gigantic 530-foot asteroid, which orbits an even larger asteroid called Didymos, nearly 5 times its size. Lori Glaze, director of NASA's Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in ...

First images of asteroid strike from James Webb, Hubble telescopes released by NASA

30Sep

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First images of asteroid strike from James Webb, Hubble telescopes released by NASA

[ad_1] James Webb and Hubble telescopes revealed their initial images of a spacecraft deliberately crashing into an asteroid. The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their initial images of a spacecraft deliberately crashing into an asteroid, marking the first time the two most powerful space telescopes have observed the same celestial object.The world's telescopes turned their gaze towards the space rock Dimorphos earlier this week for a historic test of Earth's ability to defend itself against a potential future life-threatening asteroid. Astronomers rejoiced as NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor slammed into its pyramid-sized target 11 million kilometres (6.8 million miles) from Earth...

NASA’s DART mission first step to prevent Armageddon, say Indian scientists

28Sep

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NASA’s DART mission first step to prevent Armageddon, say Indian scientists

[ad_1] NASA's DART mission is a step towards preparing the world for a potential future asteroid strike. NASA's DART mission is a step towards preparing the world for a potential future asteroid strike like the one which killed dinosaurs some 66 million years ago, the chances of which are very slim in our lifetime, Indian scientists said. In a first-of-its-kind mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid on Tuesday to test whether space rocks that might threaten Earth in the future could be nudged safely out of the way. DART – the world's first planetary defence technology demonstration -- targeted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, a small body just 160 metres in di...

WATCH history being made: NASA crashes spacecraft against Asteroid Dimorphos

27Sep

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WATCH history being made: NASA crashes spacecraft against Asteroid Dimorphos

[ad_1] NASA reaches a historic milestone by crashing the DART spacecraft into the Dimorphos. Watch the video. In the early hours of September 27, NASA did something historic. The US space agency took a spacecraft packed with the latest tech, remotely operated it and took it 6.8 million miles away and then intentionally crashed it into an asteroid at the speed of 14400 miles per hour. The Double Asteroid redirection Test or the DART mission is one of the most ambitious projects of NASA because it does not directly serve the purpose of exploration of space but rather developing a defense mechanism to protect us from a planet killer asteroid strike. And today's mission was an important step in that direction. Read on to know the...

Did the historic NASA DART crash change the orbit of asteroid Dimorphos?

27Sep

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Did the historic NASA DART crash change the orbit of asteroid Dimorphos?

[ad_1] Now that the historic NASA DART mission has been successfully completed, how long will it take to know whether asteroid Dimorphos has changed its orbit? Just a few hours ago, the historic NASA DART mission came to an exciting and successful conclusion as the designated spacecraft, moving at the speed of 22,500 kilometers per hour, smashed into the asteroid Dimorphos. The mission was being conducted to test the planetary defense capabilities of NASA. While the asteroid itself was not a threat to the Earth, the test mission is supposed to help the space agency in collecting data in real-world conditions to see by what margin can the orbit of an asteroid be shifted if a high-velocity spacecraft crashes into it. But this d...

NASA DART spacecraft Rams Distant Asteroid in Test of Earth Defense

26Sep

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NASA DART spacecraft Rams Distant Asteroid in Test of Earth Defense

[ad_1] A NASA spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid approximately 7 million miles from Earth in a test to determine if the impact can nudge the space rock slightly off course. (Bloomberg) -- A NASA spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid approximately 7 million miles from Earth in a test to determine if the impact can nudge the space rock slightly off course.NASA launched its DART spacecraft in November of 2021 with the express purpose of colliding with an asteroid about the size of a football stadium at 14,000 miles per hour. The mission is NASA's first demonstration of the agency's planetary-defense initiative to protect Earth from the possibility of a hazardous collision with an asteroid. This particula...