NASA’s Dart spacecraft collides with an asteroid to change the course of an asteroid headed for Earth. NASA, the US space agency, asserts that this endeavor has been successful. For this reason, on one of its missions, NASA hit one of its spacecraft with an asteroid. The NASA mission is the Double Asteroid Redirection Test or DART. It is discussed how NASA conducted this mission in a Hollywood movie-like manner. There are numerous parallels between the NASA Mission and how the movie is made, albeit a tiny variance. The task was completed this morning at 5.45 am.
The Influence of NASA on This Hollywood Film’s Style
Hollywood released the science fiction movie “Armageddon” in 1998. The film was a huge hit. The movie’s plot revolves around scientists learning about an asteroid that would strike Earth in 18 days and is the same size as the US state of Texas. On this, a team of experts is formed. The group sets off on a quest. The mission aims to bore a hole in the asteroid, insert a nuclear bomb, and then detonate it to shatter it into pieces. Although the goal of this NASA operation was not to destroy the asteroid, it was undoubtedly to change its course. The similarity is that the Earth could sustain significant harm from this asteroid as well.
Which asteroid collided with NASA’s aircraft?
Didymos is the name of an asteroid in space, according to NASA. This asteroid has a satellite, or moonlet, called Dimorphus. The dimorphus was heading for the planet. NASA claims that during the Dart mission, one of their spacecraft collided with Dimorphus.
What if Earth and an asteroid collide?
Around the Earth, there are roughly 8,000 Near Earth Objects (NEOs), according to scientists. The term “huge stones” fits them. Some of these have a diameter of almost 460 feet. If one of these stones hits the ground, America will be able to wipe out an entire state, and if it hits the water, the worst tsunami in recorded history will occur. Scientists in space claim that if this NASA mission is successful, it will be possible to cope with potential threats to Earth in the future. Consequently, an asteroid won’t strike Earth and destroy it.
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