NASA and its partners conducted their fifth asteroid impact exercise, simulating a scenario where a dangerous asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. The exercise underscored that while we might have years of advance notice, Earth's readiness to quickly implement space missions to defend against a devastating asteroid strike remains limited, even with 14 years of notice. Canada joined the exercise and announced plans for a new satellite to hunt for potentially dangerous asteroids.
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Good news or bad news, depending on your outlook: Earth possesses "limited readiness" to "quickly implement" space missions to defend itself against a devastating asteroid strike, even with 14 years of notice https://t.co/SYIIskHCOF
NASA's latest dry run of what to do if an asteroid is approaching underscored one useful thing: We'd likely have years of advance notice. That might be where the good news ends. https://t.co/CJoQV8x5KZ
NASA ran the world's most dramatic roleplay, simulating what would happen if a dangerous #asteroid were spotted on a collision course with the planet. https://t.co/i7YWhXmenr
Astronomers Could Observe Warp Drives In Action (but only in an event equivalent to a space shuttle disaster) https://t.co/5NgLe0DCZD https://t.co/sZsAlr2qVI
NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary https://t.co/jC5liokoE4