Poll of the Day > Smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid works better than expected.

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CyborgSage00x0 03/03/23 12:35:21 PM #1:	https://tinyurl.com/525yy6pd In September of last year, after years of careful planning and development, NASA crashed a spacecraft smack into a rock drifting through the Solar System, just minding its own business. It wasn't for the sheer hatred of space rocks, or the joy of collisions; the motive behind this exercise was to test our ability to knock an asteroid off-course, in the interest of Earth's safety. And now we know we're onto something. The measurements have come in, and the rock's course changed by significantly more than expected. A series of five papers describing this course deflection, and the mechanisms behind it, have been published in Nature. Right now, the planet beneath our feet appears to be sailing serenely through empty space. But there happen to be a lot of big space rocks out there, and if one were to hit us, we'd be in for a rough time. Just ask the dinosaurs. One way we might deflect any large asteroids coming our way is by smashing into approaching rocks with a speeding spacecraft. The transfer of momentum from the spacecraft to the asteroid could alter its trajectory through space just enough to steer it away from its destiny with Earth's surface. SCIENCE! --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:971929703] in Smashing a... [t:80367267]...</cite> <quote>https://tinyurl.com/525yy6pdIn September of last year, after years of careful planning and development, NASA crashed a spacecraft smack into a rock drifting through the Solar System, just minding its own business.It wasn't for the sheer hatred of space rocks, or the joy of collisions; the motive behind this exercise was to test our ability to knock an asteroid off-course, in the interest of Earth's safety. And now we know we're onto something. The measurements have come in, and the rock's course changed by significantly more than expected.A series of five papers describing this course deflection, and the mechanisms behind it, have been published in Nature.Right now, the planet beneath our feet appears to be sailing serenely through empty space. But there happen to be a lot of big space rocks out there, and if one were to hit us, we'd be in for a rough time. Just ask the dinosaurs.One way we might deflect any large asteroids coming our way is by smashing into approaching rocks with a speeding spacecraft. The transfer of momentum from the spacecraft to the asteroid could alter its trajectory through space just enough to steer it away from its destiny with Earth's surface.SCIENCE!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 03/03/23 2:29:35 PM #2:	simpsons did this with a rocket, they just missed --- Snowflakes of today: "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will ALWAYS hurt me." <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:971932106] in Smashing a... [t:80367267]...</cite> <quote>simpsons did this with a rocket, they just missed</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ogurisama 03/03/23 3:40:33 PM #3:	Krazy_Kirby posted... simpsons did this with a rocket, they just missed https://youtu.be/daeEI0XW69g --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:971933613] in Smashing a... [t:80367267]...</cite> <quote>Krazy_Kirby posted... </cite><quote>simpsons did this with a rocket, they just missed</quote>https://youtu.be/daeEI0XW69g</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FrozenBananas 03/03/23 5:44:55 PM #4:	Krazy_Kirby posted... simpsons did this with a rocket, they just missed didnt Futurama basically do the exact same thing --- Big yellow joint big yellow joint I'll meet you down at the big yellow joint <cite>FrozenBananas posted [p:971935978] in Smashing a... [t:80367267]...</cite> <quote>Krazy_Kirby posted... </cite><quote>simpsons did this with a rocket, they just missed</quote>didnt Futurama basically do the exact same thing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
captpackrat 03/03/23 8:05:11 PM #5:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/9/6/AAQwHjAAEPUA.jpg --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. <cite>captpackrat posted [p:971938444] in Smashing a... [t:80367267]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/9/6/AAQwHjAAEPUA.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Poll of the Day > Smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid works better than expected.