Interés Humano

Astrónomos detectan ‘por casualidad’ asteroide del tamaño del Coliseo de Roma

El descubrimiento ocurrió durante la calibración del telescopio, que opera en longitudes de onda del infrarrojo medio.

This artist's illustration obtained from NASA on November 4, 2021 shows the DART spacecraft from behind prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. - In the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster "Armageddon," Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck race to save the Earth from being pulverized by an asteroid.
While the Earth faces no such immediate danger, NASA plans to crash a spacecraft travelling at 15,000 miles per hour (24,000 kph) into an asteroid next year in a test of "planetary defense." (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NASA/Johns Hopkins APL'" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Chris Lefkow and Lucie Aubourg," NASA to deflect asteroid in test of 'planetary defense'"
This artist's illustration obtained from NASA on November 4, 2021 shows the DART spacecraft from behind prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. - In the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster "Armageddon," Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck race to save the Earth from being pulverized by an asteroid. While the Earth faces no such immediate danger, NASA plans to crash a spacecraft travelling at 15,000 miles per hour (24,000 kph) into an asteroid next year in a test of "planetary defense." (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NASA/Johns Hopkins APL'" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Chris Lefkow and Lucie Aubourg," NASA to deflect asteroid in test of 'planetary defense'" HANDOUT
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