DART asteroid impact

[aco175]

By now I just spent 40 minutes watching a tiny dot on TV turn into a large asteroid and have a satellite crash into it. Scientists have developed this test to see if they can divert threat asteroids that may hit the Earth like in the movies. Not sure why I found this so fascinating. It is the first time humans have cause another celestial body to alter orbit.

 

[trappedslider]

We're finally avenging the Dinos

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Wow. Thanks for sharing. As I don't pay attention much to news, I hadn't heard about this - but it's right up my alley. Fun to watch. Thanks again.

 

[Ryujin]

By now I just spent 40 minutes watching a tiny dot on TV turn into a large asteroid and have a satellite crash into it. Scientists have developed this test to see if they can divert threat asteroids that may hit the Earth like in the movies. Not sure why I found this so fascinating. It is the first time humans have cause another celestial body to alter orbit.

I lucked into catching just the last two minutes. It will still be at least 2 weeks before we know if the orbit was actually altered or not, but the idea of essentially hitting another bullet with an even smaller bullet is riveting.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I lucked into catching just the last two minutes. It will still be at least 2 weeks before we know if the orbit was actually altered or not, but the idea of essentially hitting another bullet with an even smaller bullet is riveting.

To be fair, it's a bullet that you can make minor course-corrections on. Still, the area that is a "miss" is A LOT bigger than the area that is a "hit". Impressive stuff.

 

[Aeson]

We're finally avenging the Dinos

Or, because they miscalculated, the asteroid is now on course for Earth, and they've doomed us all.

 

[Wolfram stout]

Or, because they miscalculated, the asteroid is now on course for Earth, and they've doomed us all.

That is exactly what I told my wife when I heard about this. That would be such a Simpson's thing to happen I don't think I would be too distraught if it happens.

 

[trappedslider]

That is exactly what I told my wife when I heard about this. That would be such a Simpson's thing to happen I don't think I would be too distraught if it happens.

To be fair we kind of deserve it lol

 

[Umbran]

Or, because they miscalculated, the asteroid is now on course for Earth, and they've doomed us all.

Comic, but they were smart enough to choose a target that cannot, in fact, doom us all.

 

[trappedslider]

Comic, but they were smart enough to choose a target that cannot, in fact, doom us all.

kill joy lol