Por: The New York Times Science October 31, 2022
Astronomers on the hunt for modestly sized asteroids that could vaporize a city or bulkier beasts that could sterilize Earth’s surface have spotted a new potential threat. But there’s no immediate need to worry — it’ll be many generations until it may pose a danger to our planet.Detecting uncharted space rocks relies on spying sunlight glinting off their surfaces. But some asteroids occupy corners of the sky in which the sun’s glare... + full article
Newsweek USA Tech November 02, 2022
Scientists have discovered a huge asteroid that occasionally crosses Earth's orbit around the sun, giving rise to the possibility that it could one day collide with our planet in the far distant future.The space rock, called 2022 AP7, is one of three that were recently... + más
NASA will slam its Dart spacecraft into an asteroid — and you can watch | The Boston Globe
‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid Spotted That Poses Distant Risk to Earth | The New York Times
Newsweek USA World October 24, 2022
A gargantuan asteroid measuring between 1,000 and 2,430 feet in diameter, is due to fly past Earth on November 1.The asteroid, named 2022 RM4, is traveling at speeds of roughly 52,500 miles per hour, and is expected to sail past the Earth at a distance of 1,427,801 miles.In... + más
NASA spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid | ABC News
Forbes USA Business October 11, 2022
Topline NASA Tuesday it successfully changed the orbit of a small asteroid 7 million miles from Earth, two weeks after the agency rammed an uncrewed spacecraft into the asteroid to test whether NASA can redirect incoming space objects before they barrel toward Earth. NASA... + más
ABC News USA Tech September 28, 2022
NASA has successfully tested its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, which collided with an asteroid Monday night.Asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA said is the size of a football stadium, does not pose a threat to the planet, in this case. But will help scientists... + más
NASA Is Crashing a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid. Here's Why and How to Watch | NBC 6 South Florida
ABC7 USA World September 27, 2022
CHICAGO -- A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity's first test of planetary defense.The impact occurred at 7:15 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in Laurel, Maryland. The DART mission, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test,... + más
DART Mission: NASA Successfully Crashes Spacecraft Into Asteroid To Practice Protecting Earth | Forbes
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 26, 2022
NASA will cause quite a stir in the cosmos Monday night, when an unmanned spacecraft is scheduled to crash into an asteroid millions of miles from Earth in a test of our planet’s ability to defend itself against asteroid and comet strikes.Here’s a quick primer on NASA’s... + más
How to watch NASA crash a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday | The Verge
Newsweek USA World September 26, 2022
NASA is crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid, in order to test how much a collision would deflect space rocks.On September 26, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is due to crash into the side of Dimorphos, a small asteroid orbiting the larger near-Earth... + más
EXPLAINER: Why a NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid | WPTV
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