Asteroid Emergency Planning Exercise
Scientists are trying to find ways, to defend if we discovered a large asteroid on course to impact Earth.
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A Space Probe Launched towards a nearby Asteroid
NASA successfully launched OSIRIS-REx space probe towards a nearby asteroid, in a sample return mission.
OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft prepared for mission to an Asteroid
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is revealed after its protective cover is removed, preparing for mission to an Asteroid.
How big an asteroid would need to be to wipe out New York City
Watch in the video how big an asteroid would need to be to wipe out New York City…
Scientists plan to drill into asteroid crater that wiped out dinosaurs
Scientists plan to drill into the impact crater, made by a giant asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
This is how we will be protected against Asteroids threats
NASA is organizing the Planetary Defense Coordination Office, a task force against asteroid threats.
Blasting asteroids with Laser away from Earth
Watch how scientists could blast asteroids away from Earth using laser weapon. Take a look at the experiment in the video…
Defending Earth from Asteroids with nukes
NASA is developing the real “Armageddon” movie scenario, for the possibility of humans being extinct because of an asteroid colliding with the earth.
Nuke the threatening Asteroids
A new space project, the Emergency Asteroid Defense Project (EADP), created to protect the planet from large asteroids and other Near Earth Objects (NEOs). Image credit NASA
Planet’s biggest Asteroid impact zone discovered
World’s largest asteroid impact zone discovered in Australia, with an impact covering 400 kilometers!