126K views · 951 reactions | A 3D model visualizes the potential impact of Asteroid 2024 YR4, which, if it were to strike Earth in 2032, could release energy equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT. This impact would devastate an area the size of Washington, D.C. The simulation serves as a reminder of the potential risks posed by near-Earth objects and the importance of continued asteroid monitoring and planetary defense efforts. [Asteroid, Earth, SpaceNews} | ET NOW | Facebook

Asteroid deflection experiment ☄️💥 In 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) slammed an uncrewed spacecraft into an asteroid named Dimorphos – which is 160 metres across but not heading towards our planet – and changed its trajectory slightly, suggesting that we could swat a space rock away in a real emergency. Methods other than this have yet to be tested, but the success of DART was a good omen for our chances against a genuine asteroid threat Tap link to learn more: https://www