Nasa spent the last month preparing for an asteroid impact
Nasa spent the last month preparing for an asteroid impact
Apparently the US space agency has been working on a hypothetical response to an impact in North Carolina.
Apparently the US space agency has been working on a hypothetical response to an impact in North Carolina.
Thankfully, the ‘substantial regional damage’ that would ensue is only part of a first-ever simulation designed to assess America’s ability to respond effectively to an asteroid impact threat to Earth.
Thankfully, the ‘substantial regional damage’ that would ensue is only part of a first-ever simulation designed to assess America’s ability to respond effectively to an asteroid impact threat to Earth.
The government agencies, along with other federal, state and local agencies, convened for the fourth iteration of the so-called Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise.
The government agencies, along with other federal, state and local agencies, convened for the fourth iteration of the so-called Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise.
DART, which is currently on its way to a well-known asteroid that is not a threat to Earth, will squarely impact the moon of the asteroid to change its motion in space
DART, which is currently on its way to a well-known asteroid that is not a threat to Earth, will squarely impact the moon of the asteroid to change its motion in space
‘An asteroid impact to our planet is potentially the only natural disaster humanity is capable of accurately predicting and preventing,’ added Johnson.
‘An asteroid impact to our planet is potentially the only natural disaster humanity is capable of accurately predicting and preventing,’ added Johnson.
‘Conducting exercises of this nature enable government stakeholders to identify and resolve potential issues before real-world actions to respond to an actual asteroid impact threat would ever be needed.’
‘Conducting exercises of this nature enable government stakeholders to identify and resolve potential issues before real-world actions to respond to an actual asteroid impact threat would ever be needed.’