However, the problem is that many asteroids escape detection till they are very. If an asteroid impact threat is discovered years or decades in advance, then a mission to deflect teh asteroid away from hitting Earth may be possible. On Whatsapp channel, Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram. NASAs Planetary Defense Coordination Office tracks asteroids and calculates their orbits far into the future. The NEOMIR mission will act as an early warning system for asteroids 20 meters and larger that cannot be seen from the ground.įollow HT Tech for the latest tech news and reviews, also keep up with us Called NEOMIR (Near-Earth Object Mission in the InfraRed), the spacecraft would orbit between the Earth and the Sun at the L1 Lagrange Point, finding space rocks that otherwise get lost in the glare of the Sun, as per the ESA. is the distance between the Earth and the sun, or around 93,000,000 miles. Now, ESA is also gearing up to build an early warning system for dangerous asteroids. The asteroid, named 2023 LZ, is predicted to pass the Earth at a distance of 0.00212 astronomical units or A.U.one A.U. The space agency crashed a spacecraft into an oncoming asteroid to successfully divert it from its path. To counter these asteroids which head for Earth for potential impact, NASA has already carried out the testing of its DART Mission for planetary protection. In fact, it is already dashing towards Earth, at a fearsome speed of 55468 kilometers per hour, which is much faster than a hypersonic ballistic missile! Protection against asteroids with advanced tech The space agency further revealed that Asteroid 2023 EK2 will make its closest approach to Earth today, March 30, at a distance of 4.9 million kilometers.
