Asteroid collision with Earth: Planetary experience update

A press conference is held by NASA For the space experiment that will take place next Tuesday, September 27, at 02:14 GST, and is related to protecting our planet from the fall of asteroids.

More specifically, the experiment in question is essentially a simulation, in which humanity will have the opportunity to prepare a strategy for the possible presence of an asteroid in Earth collision course.

Stamatis Krimesis, chief academic officer of NASA’s Voyager missions, noted this experience:

“We have built a spacecraft in our laboratory at Johns Hopkins under the auspices of the Office of Planet Protection, which is funded by NASA. This spacecraft was launched on November 24, with the intent of hitting an asteroid called ‘Gemini’. It is a central asteroid with a small satellite named Demorphos because when it It will collide on September 27 with a satellite that will change its shape.”

Watch the video:

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Because this fact alarmed many, when they were asked about the scenario of an asteroid collision with our planet in the next 100 years, the answer of the commander of the Voyager mission: disarmament was:

“The possibility of conflict in the next few years is almost certain, and no one knows when. But the answer is yes, there is such a case.”

As he explained, even 20 years ago, mankind was aware of a few dozen asteroids that were large enough in diameter to destroy the Earth. But then a program was organized by NASA and other space agencies to investigate the number of asteroids (one kilometer in diameter and larger) close to Earth’s orbit and could have significant impacts.