Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. The galactic slam occurred at a harmless asteroid 7 million miles (11.3 million kilometers) away, with the spacecraft named Dart plowing into the space rock at 14,000 mph (22,500 kph). “We have impact!” Mission Control's Elena Adams announced, jumping up and down and thrusting her arms skyward. The $325 million mission was the first attempt to shift the position of an asteroid or any other natural object in space. The spacecraft packed a scant 1,260 pounds (570 kilograms), compared with the asteroid’s 11 billion pounds (5 billion kilograms).
wftv.comNASA crashes spacecraft into asteroid in world’s first planetary defense test
— NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in the world’s first planetary defense test Monday evening. >> Read more trending newsAccording to The Associated Press, the NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid that was harmless to see if it is possible to get killer space rocks out of the way of Earth. The New York Times reported that DART, or NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, slammed into a small asteroid at more than 14,000 miles per hour. pic.twitter.com/7bXipPkjWD — NASA (@NASA) September 26, 2022Scientists anticipated that the impact would carve out a crater and hurl some rocks and dirt into space, with hopes of changing the asteroid’s orbit, said the AP. “The vending machine-sized spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid Dimorphos, which is the size of a football stadium and poses no threat to Earth,” said NASA.
wftv.comNASA successfully smashes spacecraft into asteroid 7 million miles from Earth
In an historic trial run Monday that could lay the groundwork for saving life on Earth, NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid, likely altering its orbit. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, collided with Dimorphos, a small asteroid measuring 525 feet in diameter that lis located roughly 7 million miles from Earth at 7:14 p.m. Neither Dimorphos, nor the larger asteroid, Didymos, that it orbits, posed a threat to Earth, either before its impact with DART or afterward. The asteroid was chosen by NASA so as to test the accuracy of rocket guidance systems that might be used in case larger asteroids threaten earth Earth in the future. https://t.co/315O4ltodl — NASA (@NASA) September 26, 2022The crash, which NASA broadcast live, is believed to have altered Dimorphos’ trajectory.
wftv.comNASA spacecraft closes in on asteroid for head-on collision
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — A NASA spacecraft closed in on an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. The galactic grand slam was set to occur at a harmless asteroid 7 million miles (9.6 million kilometers) away, with the spacecraft named Dart plowing into the rock at 14,000 mph (22,500 kph). The $325 million mission is the first attempt to shift the position of an asteroid or any other natural object in space. The spacecraft packed a scant 1,260 pounds (570 kilograms), compared with the asteroid’s 11 billion pounds (5 billion kilograms). Monday’s dramatic action aside, the world must do a better job of identifying the countless space rocks lurking out there, warned the foundation’s executive director, Ed Lu, a former astronaut.
wftv.comNASA’s DART probe to smash into asteroid on Monday
After a 10-month, 7-million-mile journey, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft will finally slam head-on into its target, an asteroid roughly the size of a 50-story building. >> Read more trending newsOn Monday at 7:14 p.m. EDT, DART is expected to hit the asteroid, Dimorphos, at 14,000 mph. Dimorphos is orbiting the larger asteroid at a distance of less than a mile, according to The Associated Press. The test results will be seen by ground-based telescopes and planetary radar, which will measure the change in momentum of Dimorphos. NASA says there’s no chance either asteroid will threaten Earth, and that’s why the pair was picked.
wftv.comNASA will crash a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday and you can watch it through telescopes online
On Sept. 26 at 7:14 p.m. EDT (2314 GMT), NASA will intentionally crash a spacecraft into an asteroid. The Virtual Telescope Project will stream a ground-based view of the monumental event.
space.comStargazers: Jupiter makes closest approach to Earth in 59 years next week
On Monday, Sept. 26, Jupiter will appear larger and brighter than at any other time of the year for two exciting reasons. In a rare coincidence, our solar system’s largest planet will reach opposition and be only 367 million miles from Earth. Jupiter will be making its closest approach to Earth in 59 years! Jupiter’s opposition happens every 13 months, but its timing will help make the planet look unusually bright, according to Space.com. Adam Kobelski, a research astrophysicist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, said that some of Jupiter’s moons could be visible with a good set of binoculars.
wftv.comWeather satellites saved hundred of lives in 2021. Here’s how
Weather satellites have been around since 1960 when the first successful weather tracking satellite was first launched into orbit. Its name was TIROS-1. Throughout the years, newer weather sensing technology added to satellites gave us a new perspective and improved forecasting tools.