washington: America’s space agency NASA has prepared an important plan to save the Earth from any possible disaster caused by asteroid. NASA has released its strategy to combat ‘planet-destroying’ asteroids, inspired by the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. NASA has explained how everything from nuclear to spacecraft will be used to protect against asteroids. According to TOI report, NASA’s strategy has presented a multi-pronged approach to protect against the threat of Near Earth Object (NEO) and NEO. . Earth is not in danger from any asteroid in the near future. Despite this, NASA is preparing for the worst situation, so that any danger can be avoided.
What would be the options to stop the asteroid?
According to the report, NASA’s plan as an alternative includes sending an army of 1,000 spacecraft to stop or change the path of the asteroid moving towards Earth. In case of an even greater threat, NASA is also considering a nuclear solution. This will be similar to what was shown in the 1998 film ‘Armageddon’. In this option, a nuclear device would be used to break up the asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth.
NASA successfully tested the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission in 2022, in which a spacecraft collides with a non-hazardous asteroid and changes its path. It demonstrated NASA’s ability to divert dangerous space rocks. DARTs are NASA’s first line of defense.
NASA will resort to nuclear explosion!
According to the report, in situations where an asteroid is detected late and there is less time for action, NASA may resort to nuclear explosives. A nuclear explosion could change its path or break it. A major crisis can be avoided by this. Asteroids are small planets in the inner Solar System. These are also called asteroids in Hindi. Asteroids can cause a huge damage when they come close to the Earth.