The 2021 PDC Hypothetical Asteroid Impact Scenario, Day 3, showing an updated estimate of the impact range in Europe. Image: NASA/JPL.

A map showing potential impact sites of the hypothetical asteroid 2021 PDC, which scientists created to spur interdisciplinary conversations about planetary defense. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) ...

With the impact now imminent, and with the fake asteroid now clearly in sight, the grim predicament became clear. The fictitious impact would occur on October 20, 2021 at 17:02:25 UTC, give or ...

2021-05-20T12:37:00Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. An icon in the shape of a ... In total NASA has helped lead seven asteroid-impact scenarios in the last eight years.

The exercise simulated that a 460-foot-wide asteroid that would impact Central Europe. The specific region was a 185-mile-wide zone bordering Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. Advertisement ...

Known as kinetic impact deflection, such a collision alters the trajectory of the asteroid ever so slightly, with the intent that its orbit changes enough to pass harmlessly by Earth.

The asteroid known as 99942 Apophis has been considered one of the most hazardous asteroids – with the potential to impact Earth since its discovery in 2004. Now, scientists have removed it from ...

November 26, 2021. Share. Save. The last thing anyone needs to think about right now is a catastrophic asteroid impact. And, thankfully, most of us don’t have to!

An asteroid the size of the Pentagon is headed our way. The celestial passerby, named 2001 FO32, is expected to be the largest asteroid to approach Earth in 2021, measuring somewhere between 1,300 ...

An asteroid the size of a 747 jet came close in 2021 as did a 0.6-mile (1-km) wide asteroid in 2012. Each of these was discovered only about a day before they passed Earth.

The second asteroid, called 2021 FH1, is about 97 feet (30 m) wide and will pass Earth at a distance of 973,000 miles (1.5 million km). It was first detected by astronomers on Friday (March 19).