flango to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhat Happens If an Asteroid Heads for Earth?spectrum.ieee.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down16file-text
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What happens when a golf-cart-sized spacecraft collides with an asteroid? Learn about NASA’s daring DART mission.
minus-squareflangoOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·6 days ago And in 2029, a 340-meter asteroid called Apophis—after the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness—will pass within 32,000 km of Earth, which is closer than some geosynchronous satellites. This will happen on 13 April 2029—Friday the 13th, that is. We’re cooked
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-26 days agofunny thing the astronomers were fans of sg1, thats why its named apophis, and yes its also a egyptian god. apophis and her’ur the only ones to wear gold armor and lead thier troops into battle int the series.
We’re cooked
funny thing the astronomers were fans of sg1, thats why its named apophis, and yes its also a egyptian god.
apophis and her’ur the only ones to wear gold armor and lead thier troops into battle int the series.
@flango promises, promises.