{"id":114051,"date":"2024-10-14T13:45:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T06:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114051"},"modified":"2024-10-14T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T06:45:46","slug":"spacecraft-army-or-nukes-nasa-reveals-strategy-against-planet-killer-asteroids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114051","title":{"rendered":"Spacecraft army or nukes? Nasa reveals strategy against &#8216;planet killer&#8217; asteroids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-114200955,imgsize-1450223,width-400,resizemode-4\/114200955.jpg\" alt=\"Spacecraft army or nukes? Nasa reveals strategy against 'planet killer' asteroids\" title=\"AI image - (Lexica.art)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In a major step to safeguard Earth from potential catastrophe, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nasa\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Nasa<\/a> has released its strategy to counter &#8220;<!-- -->planet killer<!-- -->&#8221; <!-- -->asteroids<!-- -->, drawing inspiration from the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.<br \/>The plan outlined in Nasa&#8217;s National Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan for Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and Hazards, details a multi-pronged approach to defend against dangerous <!-- -->NEOs<!-- -->.<br \/><span class=\"h2 strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">The plan: Spacecraft armies or nukes?<\/span><br \/>While there is no immediate asteroid threat, Nasa is preparing for worst-case scenarios. One option involves sending a &#8220;1,000-strong army&#8221; of spacecraft to intercept and deflect a large asteroid hurtling toward Earth. <br \/>In more extreme cases, Nasa is considering a nuclear solution\u2014echoing the plot of the 1998 film &#8220;Armageddon&#8221;\u2014where a nuclear device would be used to break up or divert an asteroid on a collision course with the planet.<br \/><span class=\"h2 strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Successful testing: DART mission<\/span><br \/>Nasa\u2019s first line of defence includes kinetic impactors. In 2022, the agency successfully tested the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, slamming a spacecraft into a non-threatening asteroid and altering its trajectory. <br \/>This test demonstrated Nasa&#8217;s capability to redirect hazardous space rocks, proving a key method in their planetary defence strategy.<br \/><span class=\"h2 strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Nuclear contingency plan<\/span><br \/>In situations where an asteroid is detected with little time to act, Nasa may resort to nuclear explosives. If a massive asteroid is only months away from impact, a nuclear blast could deflect or fragment it, preventing a planet-wide disaster.<br \/><span class=\"h2 strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Potential consequence of a strike<\/span><br \/>Nasa&#8217;s planning comes with the recognition of what could happen if a planet-killer asteroid, similar in size to the one that caused the Chicxulub event, were to strike Earth. <br \/>The impact would cause intense heat, vaporise materials, and send dust clouds into the atmosphere, blocking sunlight and triggering an &#8220;impact winter.&#8221; Such conditions could lead to mass extinction, similar to the event that ended the age of the dinosaurs.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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