Tag: Asteroid Defense

Large Asteroid, Capable of Destroying an Entire City, Passes Between Earth and Moon in Rare Event

An asteroid, large enough to wipe out an entire city, passed between Earth and the Moon on March 25. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced that it will use the once-in-a-decade event as a training exercise for planetary defense. The asteroid, which according to the ESA measures between 130 and 230 feet, was named 2023…


LIVE 2 PM ET: NASA Holds Virtual Media Briefing on Recent Asteroid Defense Mission

NASA hosts a media briefing to discuss the results of the recent test of its DART planetary defense system and whether the exercise of crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid last month succeeded in altering its course enough that it could prevent a potential doomsday collision with Earth. * Click the “Save” button below the…


LIVE NOW: NASA Holds Virtual Media Briefing on Recent Asteroid Defense Mission

NASA hosts a media briefing to discuss the results of the recent test of its DART planetary defense system and whether the exercise of crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid last month succeeded in altering its course enough that it could prevent a potential doomsday collision with Earth. * Click the “Save” button below the…


NASA Holds Virtual Media Briefing on Recent Asteroid Defense Mission

NASA hosts a media briefing to discuss the results of the recent test of its DART planetary defense system and whether the exercise of crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid last month succeeded in altering its course enough that it could prevent a potential doomsday collision with Earth. * Click the “Save” button below the…