Asteroid that NASA redirected will pass Earth this weekend

This footage, shared by NASA in September 2022, shows the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) which purposefully impacted an asteroid in order to move it. It was the first mission in the world to trial technology that would protect Earth from potential asteroid collisions.

Dimorphos, the massive asteroid that the NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into in this clip, is one of five asteroids due to pass by Earth over the weekend, the space agency said.

NASA’s Asteroid Watch dashboard, which tracks asteroids and comets that will make relatively close approaches to Earth, lists five asteroids that are expected to approach between June 23 and 25. One is the size of a bus, three are comparable in size to planes, and the largest, Dimorphos, is the size of a stadium. #shorts

[jeffsuriano]

The "re- direction " wasn't to avoid a terrestrial collision. It was the first (important) test of the capability of doing so.

[DylansPen]

And 1, 000 years from now it bumps into the other asteroids its been missing the last half a million years sending them directly at the Earth.

[SapphireScroll]

This title is very disingenuous. It strongly implies that the redirected asteroid has become a threat as a result of the test performed on it. In actuality, the asteroid (Dimorphos) is a satellite of another asteroid (Didymos) which means that unless it gets flinged out of its orbit around Didymos, there's exactly zero chance of it becoming a threat to us. What's even more hilarious, the title isn't even a little correct about the binary asteroid's approach. Yes, Didymos-Dimorphos does have periodic, relatively close encounters with Earth (5-30 million km) but they are by no means dengerous and the next one is calculated in October 2062. Currently it's around 360 million km away from us, which is more than twice as far away as the Sun is.

Headlines and statements like this one spread by established media outlets is one of the big reasons why so many people don't trust specialists and resort to their own "common sense" and "teachings" of various charlatans.

[SuperTonyony]

A really big asteroid might be just what Earth needs to get rid of a certain…troublesome species.

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"Vengeance is mine" - astroid

[susanc]

I wonder what other world it will hit as a result?

[TheodoreAmaya]

Don't worry, I got this cotton candy, so get ready because it show time!

[wmd.shadwick]

Just a quick reminder, this smells like fish after about three days in the sun.

[juanacarrillo]

We need to make a machine to shoot strong lasers far out into space at a certain distance to destroy these asteroids before it gets to Earth.

[benhuffington]

Wait so it was close? And they nudged it for the first time???? Sounds safe wtf

[roydominic]

I wish it hits earth and blows it up so I don’t have to go to work anymore.

[signwatcher]

S0 i guess i was the only one who magnified the entire thing and view every square inch? several man made objects, unnatural and possible small beings, and skeletal remains

[officialbrandonlampkin]

So we can’t go to the moon, but we can redirect asteroids 😂😂😂

[facetubetwit]

sweet i hope it hits and ends all life on earth.

[lookarabbit]

Uhh, so that thing was gonna hit us? They said it wasn't a threat at all when they did that.

[boltneck]

Under the current administration, what could possibly go wrong?

[poonam-riqq]

Brian control power se brain torched kiya ja raha hai Kolhapur Maharashtra India help me

[janeayre]

Thanks NASA. You should have just let it hit us. Between covid, trump and Putin we’re screwed anyway.

[neronevetti]

revelation revelation of Jesus Christ says a great asteroid will smash the earth 🌎 to pieces, but it is no mistake a direct punishment from God to earth 🌎

[bakedbeans]

Yeah this would be pretty big news real a yt vid, vid