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Can Asteroids pose a threat to Earth? NASA expert reveals the truth

29Jul

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Can Asteroids pose a threat to Earth? NASA expert reveals the truth

[ad_1] Do you think asteroids will ever hit the Earth? After all, there are many instances of asteroids smashing into Earth, or exploding in its atmosphere, a long time ago in the past and very much so recently too - just recall the recent Chelyabinsk asteroid.However, at the moment, NASA says that there are no known impact threats from asteroids. Having said that, tiny meteorites break into Earth's atmosphere all the time and hit the ground. One just hit a woman in the chest while she was having coffee in her balcony! It was small and had hit the roof before falling on her. What do scientists say?Dr. Kelly Fast, planetary defense expert and a manager in NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office explains. Dr. Fast said, “Asteroids have hit Earth over the course of its history, and it...

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...

In awesome mission ‘Catch Me If You Can’, helicopter to capture electron rocket mid-air

3Nov

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In awesome mission ‘Catch Me If You Can’, helicopter to capture electron rocket mid-air

[ad_1] Aerospace company Rocket Lab will attempt to catch an electron rocket mid-air using just a helicopter in a daring mission called ‘Catch me if you can’. The year 2022 has been the year of milestones in space tech. First, the NASA James Webb Space Telescope became operational and began sending us images of the universe from unimaginable distances. Scientists have been able to glimpse at the farthest galaxy, oldest star cluster and more. Then, in August, NASA sent a spacecraft to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos to test its planetary defense capabilities. This also became the first time in history when a man made object moved a celestial body. And now, US aerospace company Rocket Lab is set to make a milestone of its own by catching an electron rocket mid-air with a helicopter. I...

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...

Punching an ASTEROID away! Earth turns Avenger for the Dinosaurs with NASA DART

13Oct

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Punching an ASTEROID away! Earth turns Avenger for the Dinosaurs with NASA DART

[ad_1] NASA gives confirmation that the DART mission was successful and the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos has been altered. Earth may just avoid another dinosaur-extinction event. On September 26, NASA did the unthinkable. For the first time in history, humans were able to shake and move a celestial body. The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission sent a spacecraft to the asteroid called Dimorphos and struck it headfirst. The collision was supposed to move it away from its usual orbit. This test, if successful, could become a viable option to deflect any potential asteroid coming towards the Earth and avoid a future similar to the dinosaurs. And earlier this week, NASA finally confirmed that the mission was a success.Before the mission, NASA had set some tangible goals...

‘Incredible’: Astronomers hail first images of asteroid impact

28Sep

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‘Incredible’: Astronomers hail first images of asteroid impact

[ad_1] The asteroid is flying through space in the grainy black and white video, when suddenly a massive cloud of debris sprays out in front of it, meaning only one thing: impact.Astronomers have hailed this early footage of the first time humanity deliberately smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, saying it looks like it did a "lot of damage". That would be good news, because NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor struck the asteroid Dimorphos at 23,500 kilometres (14,500 miles) per hour on Monday night with the goal of deflecting its trajectory. While Dimorphos is 11 million kilometres (6.8 million miles) away and poses no threat to Earth, it is being used as a historic test run so the world can be ready to defend itself if a future astroid heads...

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...

Asteroid collision: All about the mysterious NASA Cubesat satellite that took crash photos

28Sep

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Asteroid collision: All about the mysterious NASA Cubesat satellite that took crash photos

[ad_1] A NASA cubesat satellite called LICIACube played an incredibly important role in the DART mission. Know all about this mysterious tech marvel. Ever since the successful conclusion to the NASA DART mission where a spacecraft smashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, much has been said about how this effort could be the first real step towards developing a practical planetary defense mechanism against rogue asteroids, and for all the right reasons. But while a majority of the attention is going towards the hero of the mission, the spacecraft called the DART Impactor, not much attention is being given to the NASA Cubesat satellite which performed the all important task of taking photos of the crash. Known as the LICIACube, thi...

‘A new era’: NASA strikes asteroid in key test of planetary defense

27Sep

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‘A new era’: NASA strikes asteroid in key test of planetary defense

[ad_1] Bullseye: A NASA spaceship on Monday struck an asteroid seven million miles away in order to deflect its orbit, succeeding in a historic test of humanity's ability to prevent a celestial object from devastating life on Earth.The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor hit its target, the space rock Dimorphos, at 7:14 pm Eastern Time (2314 GMT), 10 months after blasting off from California on its pioneering mission. "We're embarking on a new era, an era in which we potentially have the capability to protect ourselves from something like a dangerous hazardous asteroid impact," said Lori Glaze, director of NASA's planetary science division. Dimorphos -- a 530-foot (160-meter) asteroid roughly comparable in size to an Egyptian pyramid -- orbits a half-mi...

Bam! NASA crashes spacecraft into asteroid in defense test

27Sep

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Bam! NASA crashes spacecraft into asteroid in defense test

[ad_1] A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.The galactic grand slam occurred at a harmless asteroid 9.6 million kilometers away, with the spacecraft named Dart plowing into the small space rock at 22,500 kph. Scientists expected the impact to carve out a crater, hurl streams of rocks and dirt into space and, most importantly, alter the asteroid's orbit. Telescopes around the world and in space aimed at the same point in the sky to capture the spectacle. Though the impact was immediately obvious — Dart's radio sig...