Is Planetary Defense PI in the Sky? Physicists propose a new method for defending the Earth against cosmic impacts By Sonia Fernandez Wednesday, October 13, 2021 – 08:15 Santa Barbara, CA In February of 2013, skywatchers around the world turned their attention toward asteroid 2012 DA14, a cosmic rock about 150 feet (50 meters) in diameter that was going to fly closer to Earth than the spacecraft that bring us satellite TV. Little did they realize as they prepared for the once-in-several-decades event that another bit of celestial debris was hurtling toward Earth, with a more direct heading. On Feb. […]

What Are Your Options When you’ve Only Got Hours or Days to Prevent an Asteroid Impact? OCTOBER 19, 2021 BY EVAN GOUGH Imagine a scenario where we detect an asteroid heading straight for Earth. Imagine that it will arrive in a couple of days, or worse, only a few hours. What could be done to stop it? It might be possible to protect ourselves and the planet on such short notice. But we’d have to test and build the right infrastructure to do it. When it comes to asteroids, humanity is engaged in a process of discovery. We send spacecraft out to […]

Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) LICIACube prior to the Didymos binary system impact. Credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins APL / Steve Gribben. NASA will intercept an asteroid in 2022! October 13, 2021 by Raju Singh The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission it already has a date for its first test flight to evaluate the technology which aims to defend the planet from dangerous asteroid impacts that come from space. Its release is scheduled for the 06:24 UTC (10:24 am in Brazil) on the 24th of November, and will be taken into space on a SpaceX company Falcon 9 […]

NASA asteroid revelation: How ‘overlooked small detail’ could lead to Earth impact Asteroids are small rocky bodies that usually sit in the inner Solar System, orbiting the Sun. There are millions of them flying around space and their collisions – known as impact events – have played a significant role in shaping many planets. Apophis 99942 is a 370-metre-wide near-Earth orbit space rock that continues to pose a destructive threat. Initial observations from the space agency in 2004 revealed a probability of 2.7 percent that it could strike Earth in 2029. Concerns were heightened after the probability was significantly raised by the end of 2004, setting […]

Apophis In Depth Asteroid 99942 Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid more than 1000 feet (over 300 meters) in size that will harmlessly pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. When it was discovered in 2004, the asteroid caused a stir because initial calculations indicated a small possibility it would impact Earth in 2029. After searching through some older astronomical images, scientists ruled out the possibility of a 2029 impact. It’s now predicted the asteroid will safely pass about 19,800 miles (31,900 kilometers) from our planet’s surface. While that’s a safe distance, it’s close enough that the asteroid will come […]

An asteroid is seen falling to Earth, breaking apart in the atmosphere (illustrative). (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Apophis will still pass by the Earth in 2029 – specifically on April 13 – at a distance less than 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) from the Earth’s surface. By AARON REICH OCTOBER 11, 2021 16:28 The massive asteroid known as 99942 Apophis was once considered among the most dangerous asteroid in space, with the potential to strike Earth very high. When it was discovered, the 370-meter asteroid’s trajectory towards the planet made many fear that an impact could actually happen. Ultimately, however, this situation now seems […]

Dear Small Bodies Colleagues, SBAG is convening a Specific Action Team (SAT) to study the scientific opportunities surrounding Asteroid (99942) Apophis’s Earth close approach on April 13, 2029. We are seeking subject matter experts in small-body science, especially (but not necessarily limited to) geophysics, dynamics, mechanical/material properties, astronomical observations, and flight instrumentation. The SBAG Steering Committee intends to have a list of SAT members selected for concurrence by NASA’s Planetary Science Division by November 1, 2021. The SAT should deliver the report from its study to the NASA Planetary Science Division Director by August 2022. To continue reading this article, […]

A stock illustration of an asteroid as it passes Earth. Several asteroids will pay a flying visit to our planet over the Fall equinox period, including one three times the size of the Statue of liberty.DOTTEDHIPPO/GETTY Asteroid That Could Be 3 Times As Tall Statue of Liberty to Pass Earth on Fall Equinox 2021 BY ROBERT LEA ON 9/21/21 AT 4:50 AM EDT As the Fall Equinox occurs on Wednesday an asteroid estimated to be up to three times the size of the Statue of Liberty will zip past Earth. According to NASA‘s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) the asteroid 2021 NY1, […]

Image courtesy of NASA/Goddard In 2135, asteroid Bennu will make a close flyby of Earth. Our planet’s gravity will tweak Bennu’s path, making it a challenge to calculate its future trajectory. By Nicholas Gerbis Published: Thursday, August 19, 2021 – 3:19pm Updated: Friday, August 20, 2021 – 9:11am While the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission studied and sampled the asteroid Bennu, it was also helping scientists calculate if — or when — the half-kilometer body will one day slam into the Earth. Their findings appear in the journal Icarus. Sept. 24, 2182: In the next 300 years, that’s when Bennu has the best […]

(Image credit: Aleksandra Sova via Shutterstock) Move asteroids now before they become a threat, researchers argue Researchers in a new study assert that we need to deal with asteroids before they become a threat.  By Paul Sutter Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of “Ask a Spaceman” and “Space Radio,” and author of “How to Die in Space.” Sutter contributed this article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. There’s no doubt that asteroids pose a potential threat to life on Earth. Just ask the dinosaurs: When a mile-wide rock slammed into the Yucatán Peninsula 65 million years ago, […]

Photo courtesy of Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock Asteroids: What they are and where they come from Over a million asteroids are zipping around the Sun. Here’s what you should know about our distant neighbors. By Avery Hurt  |  Published: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 When we think of the solar system, we tend to think of the Sun and the nine planets that orbit it. But there’s a lot more orbiting the Sun than just planets (and dwarf planets — we see you, Pluto!) Take asteroids, for example. Asteroids are the debris left over from the formation of the solar system. Four and a half […]

It seems a tradition to make big headlines when a new asteroid approaches Earth. Social networks are on fire and everyone remembers the asteroid that seems to have killed off the dinosaurs. In the case of Apophis, 99942 for its intimates, it is true that it is the object with the most probability of impact, even if they are very distant. Also the name doesn’t help. Apophis is the God of Chaos or the forces of evil of the Egyptians, which is certainly perfect for making big headlines. Nor does its astronomical rating help: NASA classifies some Near Earth Objects […]

New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: Every year on June 30, World Asteroid Day is observed. This day is observed on the anniversary of the Siberian Tunguska event that took place on the same date in 1908. It was the most harmful asteroid-related event on Earth in recent history. As per belief, asteroids are space rocks thought to be the remains left after the formation of the solar system. So as the day is here, we have listed down the 5 biggest and most dangerous asteroids discovered so far. 5 biggest and most dangerous asteroids discovered so far 1. 1866 Sisyphus […]

NASA Approves Asteroid Hunting Space Telescope to Continue Development The infrared space telescope is designed to help advance NASA’s planetary defense efforts. NASA has approved the Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (NEO Surveyor) to move to the next phase of mission development after a successful mission review, authorizing the mission to move forward into Preliminary Design (known as Key Decision Point-B). The infrared space telescope is designed to help advance NASA’s planetary defense efforts by expediting our ability to discover and characterize most of the potentially hazardous asteroids and comets that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit, collectively […]

And no, it’s not a moon landing. By Tony Reichhardt AIRSPACEMAG.COM JUNE 30, 2021 Happy Asteroid Day! Unless one of them hits Earth, of course. In that case, not happy at all. Casual observers might think the risk of a large asteroid strike—the single worst thing that could happen to our planet—has gone away. Thanks to diligent searching by ground-based telescopes over the last 20-plus years, 95 percent of the largest (kilometer or bigger) asteroids in our planetary neighborhood—any of which could end civilization if they struck us—have been identified. None of them is on a collision course. And next year, a spacecraft […]

Where is Asteroid 99942 Apophis? Tracking Apophis Keep track of Apophis here:   https://theskylive.com/where-is-apophis Additional Resources: Asteroid 99942 Apophis Information on TheSkyLive.com Where is Asteroid 99942 Apophis? How far is Asteroid 99942 Apophis from Earth? When does Asteroid 99942 Apophis rise and set? How bright is Asteroid 99942 Apophis? Interactive sky map Live position tracker

The Wormwood asteroid is coming and it is Apophis according to Tom Horn. Click link below to watch the video… TOM HORN DISCUSSES ASTEROID APOPHIS AT “THE GREEN ROOM”—WILL IT IMPACT EARTH IN 2029?

Thomas Horn, author of The Wormwood Prophecy, appeared alongside fellow guest Steve Quayle on The Hagmann Report. Host Doug Hagmann praised Horn’s book, saying “there was so much behind it—so much contained within two covers.” The Wormwood Prophecy dissects Revelation’s wormwood star: “A great star from heaven, burning like a torch, fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. The name of this star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter” (Rev. 8:10–11, MEV). Horn draws from conversations with astronomers and government information specialists, […]

Asteroid warning: Apophis will destroy Earth in 2029, Christian conspiracy theorist claims One pastor and conspiracy theorist has claimed he has analysed the texts of Revelation 8 and concluded Earth will end in a fiery death when an asteroid strikes it at the end of the decade. Christian author Thomas Thorn stated one of the signs of the plagues of Exodus is “scorching and setting ablaze fields and forests”, which he has linked to the spate of wildfires and global warming. He then took this “sign” of Exodus and cross-referenced it with the book of Revelations and any potential incoming asteroids to […]

Huge ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid to pass near Earth in 2029: report A 1,110-foot-wide asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos (and possibly a Stargate SG-1 character) will fly past Earth in 2029 within the distance of some orbiting spacecraft, according to reports. The asteroid, 99942 Apophis, will come within 19,000 miles of Earth on April 13, a decade from now, but scientists at the Planetary Defense Conference are already preparing for the encounter, Newsweek reported. They plan to discuss the asteroid’s effects on Earth’s gravity, potential research opportunities and even how to deflect an incoming asteroid in a theoretical scenario….read […]

There is currently no technology on Earth that could stop a massive asteroid from wiping out Europe, according to a simulations carried out by leading space agencies. The week-long exercise led by Nasa concluded that catastrophe would be unavoidable, even given six months to prepare. The hypothetical impact scenario, which took place during a planetary defence conference hosted by the United Nations, proved that governments are woefully unprepared for this kind of disaster…read more by clicking link below https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/nasa-asteroid-simulation-ends-in-unavoidable-disaster-for-earth/ar-BB1gj6aj

The University of Alicante (UA) is once again participating in a project on advanced research on near-Earth objects and new technologies for planetary defense that will run up to 2023. The project, called NEO-MAPP (acronym that stands for Near Earth Object Modelling and Payloads for Protection), is made up of 15 European institutions and funded by the European Commission with €4 million in the 2019 H2020 call for proposals. According to Adriano Campo Bagatin, a researcher at the UA’s Department of Physics, Systems Engineering and…read more by clicking the link below: https://www.eurasiareview.com/06052021-new-project-aims-to-improve-planetary-defense-against-asteroids/

Scientists classify comets and asteroids that pass within 28 million miles of Earth’s orbit as near-Earth objects (NEOs). Asteroids that collide and break into smaller fragments are the source of most NEOs, and the resulting fragments bombard the Earth at the rate of more than 100 tons a day. Although the vast majority of NEOs that enter Earth’s atmosphere disintegrate before reaching the surface, those larger than 100 meters (328 feet) may survive the descent and cause destruction in and around their impact sites… https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/reports/FY14/IG-14-030.pdf

Federal Government Releases National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Plan A new multiagency report outlines how the U.S. could become better prepared for near-Earth objects—asteroids and comets whose orbits come within 30 million miles of Earth—otherwise known as NEOs. While no known NEOs currently pose significant risks of impact, the report is a key step to addressing a nationwide response to any future risks. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/federal-government-releases-national-near-earth-object-preparedness-plan

Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun like the planets, but their orbits can bring them into Earth’s neighborhood – within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit. Planetary defense is “applied planetary science” to address the NEO impact hazard. NASA established the Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) to manage its ongoing mission of planetary defense. The PDCO: Provides early detection of potentially hazardous objects (PHOs) – the subset of NEOs whose orbits predict they will come within 5 million miles of Earth’s orbit; and of a size large enough (30 to 50 meters) to cause significant damage on […]

JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies will lead the hypothetical impact scenario to see how international agencies respond to an actual impact prediction. UPDATE: 2021 Planetary Defense Conference Hypothetical Asteroid Impact Tabletop Exercise EXERCISE ONLY – the information listed under this update summarizes details from a simulated asteroid impact exercise during the 7th International Academy of Aeronautics (IAA) Planetary Defense Conference. The fictitious asteroid, named 2021PDC, is being used solely for the purpose of this exercise. It does not exist and therefore there is no threat to Earth… https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-to-participate-in-tabletop-exercise-simulating-asteroid-impact

Set to launch next year, the agency’s Psyche spacecraft will explore a metal-rich asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. A major component of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has been delivered to the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where the phase known as assembly, test, and launch operations is now underway. Over the next year, the spacecraft will finish assembly and undergo rigorous checkout and testing before it’s shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for an August 2022 launch to the main asteroid belt… https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-begins-final-assembly-of-spacecraft-destined-for-asteroid-psyche

NASA Analysis: Earth Is Safe From Asteroid Apophis for 100-Plus Years The near-Earth object was thought to pose a slight risk of impacting Earth in 2068, but now radar observations have ruled that out. After its discovery in 2004, asteroid 99942 Apophis had been identified as one of the most hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth. But that impact assessment changed as astronomers tracked Apophis and its orbit became better determined. Now, the results from a new radar observation campaign combined with precise orbit analysis have helped astronomers conclude that there is no risk of Apophis impacting our planet for […]

Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter’s Asteroids For the first time, a wayward comet-like object has been spotted near the family of ancient asteroids. After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting among the giant planets has found a temporary parking place along the way. The object has settled near a family of captured ancient asteroids, called Trojans, that are orbiting the Sun alongside Jupiter. This is the first time a comet-like object has been spotted near the Trojan population. The unexpected visitor belongs to a class of icy bodies found in space […]