spaceflight, 2 months ago

In 📆 2018, #StephenHawking considered an #asteroid ☄️ collision to be the biggest threat to the #planet. The #US National Science and Technology Council warned that America is unprepared for an asteroid impact 💥 event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_impact_prediction

#AsteroidThreat

spaceflight, 2 months ago

“Our goal is that by 📆 2030, #Europe 🇪🇺 can provide early warning for hazardous #asteroids larger than 40 m in size, about three weeks before any impact” https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Flyeye_ESA_s_bug-eyed_asteroid_hunter

#ESA #AsteroidThreat

spaceflight, 1 month ago

Closest & Biggest #Asteroid ☄️ Flybys of 📆 2023 https://www.statista.com/chart/27703/asteroid-flybys

Timeline of approaches within one #lunar distance 📏 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_asteroid_close_approaches_to_Earth#Timeline_of_approaches_within_one_lunar_distance

#AsteroidThreat

spaceflight, 1 month ago

190 confirmed ☄️ #craters given in the #Earth Impact 💥 Database as of 2017. Only the largest impact structures within a time period are included https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_impact_structures_on_Earth

#AsteroidThreat

spaceflight, 21 days ago

“The most glaring mistake is the #government cover-up… just completely bogus.” And a #meteorite that struck southwest #Ontario in November illustrated that a cover-up couldn’t be further from the truth when actual Earth-pummeling #asteroids ☄️ are found. https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/you-help-protect-earth-asteroid

#AsteroidThreat

spaceflight, 21 days ago

#AsteroidInstitute / #University of #Washington / #OpenSpace Project - #Asteroid discoveries 🔭 from Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFvf86SM7CY

spaceflight, 13 days ago

We simply didn't notice 🙈 until recently 😨 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/over-33000-near-earth-asteroids-have-been-detected-since-1990

#AsteroidThreat