The fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise focused on an asteroid impact scenario designed by NASA JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. A large asteroid impacting Earth is highly unlikely for the foreseeable future. But because the damage from such an event could be great, NASA leads hypothetical asteroid impact “tabletop” exercises every two […]
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Asteroids, NEA Scout (Near Earth Asteroid Scout), NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope), Planetary Defense, Planetary Defense Coordination Office, Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
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July 2, 2024
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