The asteroid 2026 PC6, 10 meters in diameter, passed just 14,573 kilometers from Earth on August 12, coinciding with a total solar eclipse, and although it crossed the orbit of geostationary satellites, it did not pose an impact risk. (translated)
The Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Teruel will incorporate a new telescope, the T150, intended for planetary defense and space surveillance, which will allow the detection and tracking of asteroids, satellites, and space debris starting in 2029, with a budget of 9.1 million euros. (translated)
The Hera probe is on its way to the double asteroid system Didymos and Dimorphos to investigate the consequences of NASA's impact from October 2022. (translated)
The Spanish CubeSat Don Quijote, which will be launched in 2028 as part of ESA's Ramses mission, aims to land autonomously on the asteroid Apophis to conduct scientific research and collect essential data about its surface, thus contributing to planetary defense. (translated)
A NASA expert, Humberto Campins, warns about the need for humanity to prepare for possible asteroid impacts, although there are currently no known imminent threats, emphasizing the importance of developing planetary defense technologies and the exploration of asteroids for resource exploitation in space. (translated)
A NASA expert, Humberto Campins, warns that asteroid impacts on Earth are inevitable in the long term, although currently there are no known asteroids that represent an imminent threat, and he emphasizes the importance of humanity developing planetary defense techniques to prepare for possible future collisions. (translated)
A recent study suggests that many dinosaurs may have been carbonized in the early hours after the Chicxulub asteroid impact, which triggered an extreme temperature rise and massive fires, leaving the planet uninhabitable and survivors facing years of cold and food scarcity. (translated)
The Japanese probe Hayabusa2 conducted a historic flyby on July 5, just 400 meters from the asteroid Torifune, setting a new record for the closest approach to a near-Earth asteroid, while demonstrating the ability to deflect potentially hazardous objects threatening Earth. (translated)
According to a study by Purdue University, the impact of an asteroid 66 million years ago, which enveloped the Earth in a hot dust cover, led to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs and about three-quarters of all species not through the shockwave or fireball, but through extreme heating and global fires. (translated)
New research challenges the cause of the dinosaurs' extinction, suggesting that it was not an asteroid but a blanket of dust that caused a global greenhouse effect, drastically heating the Earth. (translated)
A US research team from Purdue University has found that the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that created the Chicxulub crater generated a global fine dust cloud that turned the Earth into a heat trap, causing the mass extinction event, including that of the dinosaurs. (translated)
A new study suggests that the impact of the asteroid in Chicxulub 66 million years ago triggered global fires and mass extinction in a matter of hours, due to a dust cloud that trapped heat and cooked life on the planet. (translated)
China plant bis 2030 eine Raumsonde zu starten, um den erdnahen Asteroiden 2015 XF261 aus seiner Bahn zu werfen, während der Plan noch in der Prüfphase ist und einige Hürden überwinden muss. #PlanetareVerteidigung #Asteroidenabwehr #DART
Chińscy astronomowie planują innowacyjną misję kosmiczną, w ramach której dwie sondy zostaną wysłane w celu przetestowania technik obrony Ziemi przed asteroidami, z jedną z sond roztrzaskującą się o asteroidę 2015 XF261, co ma na celu osiągnięcie przełomu w obronie planetarnej i lepsze zrozumienie potencjalnych zagrożeń ze strony obiektów kosmicznych. #obronaPlanetarna #asteroidy #chińskaMisja
Un estudio liderado por Wang Xiaowei propone excavar un cráter en asteroides para insertar una carga nuclear, mejorando la eficiencia de su detonación y permitiendo desviar rocas de grandes tamaños que amenazan la Tierra, mientras se destaca que la detección temprana de estos objetos es crucial para la defensa planetaria. #BombasNucleares #Asteroides #DefensaPlanetaria
China está desarrollando un sistema de alerta temprana que combina telescopios terrestres y una constelación de satélites para detectar asteroides potencialmente peligrosos y calcular el riesgo de impacto, con el objetivo de mejorar la vigilancia del cielo y proporcionar alertas oportunas a las autoridades y a la población. #DefensaPlanetaria #Asteroides #AlertaTemprana
Die chinesische Raumsonde Tianwen-2 hat nach 400 Tagen Flug den erdnahen Asteroiden Kamo‘oalewa erreicht, steht jedoch vor der schwierigen Herausforderung der Probenentnahme von dem sich alle 28 Minuten drehenden Himmelskörper. #Tianwen2 #Kamo‘oalewa #Raumfahrt
Die chinesische Raumsonde Tianwen 2 hat nach 400 Tagen Flug den erdnahen Asteroiden Kamo’oalewa erreicht, um Material zu sammeln und wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen durchzuführen, womit China seine ehrgeizigen Ziele in der Tiefraumforschung fortsetzt. #Tianwen2 #Asteroid #Weltraum
Die chinesische Raumsonde «Tianwen 2» hat den erdnahen Asteroiden Kamo'oalewa erreicht und begonnen, ihn aus der Nähe zu kartieren sowie Proben für eine spätere Rückkehr zur Erde zu sammeln. #Raumfahrt #Tianwen2 #Asteroid
Japan hat erfolgreich die Raumsonde Hayabusa 2 in unmittelbarer Nähe des erdnahen Asteroiden Torifune vorbeifliegen lassen, um die präzise Steuerung für zukünftige Abwehrmissionen gegen potenziell gefährliche Himmelskörper zu testen. #Asteroid #Hayabusa2 #Raumfahrt
