Sunday, 28 April 2019

Space and emergency agencies plan how to defend Earth from asteroids

The Manicouagan impact crater in Quebec, Canada, is one of many reminders that asteroids have impacted ...

NASA and its international partners are thinking the unthinkable as the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference (PDC) convenes next week. The tabletop exercise will consider a fictional scenario where an asteroid 100 to 300 m (330 to 990 ft) in diameter is detected with a one in 100 chance of striking the Earth on April 29, 2027 and develop suitable ways to respond to the emergency.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2LbqMqd

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