2023-10-18 16:13:09
Are asteroids likely to fall on our heads? How can we deviate the trajectory of these celestial objects which conceal the history of our origins, from the formation of the solar system to the emergence of life on Earth? Why and how to meet asteroids?
Let’s go meet the asteroids with the astrophysicist Patrick Michel, internationally recognized specialist in these celestial bodies which he studies both to understand the origins of the solar system and the emergence of life on Earth… but also to prevent these cars from colliding with the Earth and the life that ‘she accomodates. Patrick Michel contributed to the very first asteroid deflection test with NASA’s DART mission, but also to the very recent Psyche mission which set out to study an enigmatic metal asteroid…
With Patrick Michelastrophysicist and engineer in aeronautics and space techniques for his book Meeting the asteroids at Odile Jacob’s.
And our monthly column African sky.
Congratulations to Ismaïlou Mounkaila who lives in Niamey in Niger, new winner of the astronomical telescope brought into play thanks to our partners SSVI and Astronomy Africa.
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