Alien bombshell as scientists find five double-sun planets that could support life
The team used NASA s Kepler space telescope to look for planets with liquid water somewhere on their surface – and identified a planet they think is the best candidate to host life
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NASA spacecraft carrying history-making asteroid sample now heading toward Earth kaok.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kaok.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NASA simulated a scenario in which an asteroid was approaching Earth and would hit in six months.
The experts determined that wasn t enough time to stop it. We d need at least five years to deflect an asteroid.
To have that much warning time, NASA needs a new space telescope that can spot asteroids.
Last month, experts from NASA and other space agencies around the world faced a troubling hypothetical scenario: A mysterious asteroid had just been discovered 35 million miles away, and it was heading for Earth. The space rock was expected to hit in six months.
The situation was fictional, part of a week-long exercise that simulated an incoming asteroid in order to help US and international experts practice how to respond to such a situation.
Image via Getty/NASA
On Monday, a NASA spacecraft filled with asteroid rubble, called Osiris-REx, started its journey back to Earth. It should be here in checks watch roughly two-and-a-half years.
Osiris-REx first got to asteroid Bennu in 2018. For two years it flew near/around it. Then it touched down and collected debris. It’s estimated to be holding somewhere between half a pound to a full pound of tiny chunks of the asteroid. That seemingly dinky amount is actually a lot, as the original goal was to collect just two ounces.
The Associated Press writes that the haul will be the biggest for the U.S. since the Apollo crew(s) returned with moon rocks in the late ‘60s/early ‘70s. This also marks the first time that NASA has acquired pieces of an asteroid. Prior to this Japan had done it twice, but did so in very small amounts.
NASA Spacecraft That Retrieved Asteroid Samples Begins Long Journey Back to Earth yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.