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 ...

NASA has led 7 asteroid-impact simulations. ... 2021-05-20T12:37:00Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link. Save Saved ...

Riding atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft sets off to collide with an asteroid in the world’s first full-scale planetary defense test ...