Every day you must be hearing that a huge meteorite is coming towards the Earth from space, which can hit the Earth at any time. There is a possibility that this will cause a terrible devastation. Asteroid Bennu is 524 meters wide, which is coming towards the Earth. Scientists all over the world are worried about this. Because it is being said that after the collision, about 1200 megatons of energy will be released, which will cause more destruction than many atomic bombs; Therefore, the American space agency NASA is preparing to change its direction. NASA has also asked for a sample of the Bennu meteorite so that detailed information can be found about it. But imagine how good it would be if these meteorites were blasted into space, millions of miles away from Earth? Scientists are preparing for this.
According to the New York Post report, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have prepared a system that will tell NASA which meteorites are coming towards the Earth. How big are they, and can they be destroyed by a nuclear bomb in space, millions of miles away from Earth? The system will also tell whether such huge rocks can be successfully diverted in the other direction or not?
We will know months in advance
This research published in the Planetary Science Journal will help scientists understand whether any new formula can be used to deal with meteorites. Physicist Mary Burkey, head of the research team, said, if we had such a system, by which we would know months before the meteorite hits, then we could carry out a nuclear attack. Millions of miles away can stop him. We can also create an explosion or change its direction. All this will be far away from Earth. It will have no effect on the earth. Due to the explosion, the meteorite will break into small rocks, which will continue to rotate in space.
When America exploded a nuclear bomb in space
Earlier, on July 9, 1962, America had conducted a nuclear explosion in space 400 kilometers above the earth. This was a response to a blast from the Soviet Union. The name of the operation was Operation Fishbowl, under which America had to detonate 5 atomic bombs. In this, Starfish Prime was the most terrible explosion, due to which 1.4 megaton of energy was released. Then electronic equipment was damaged in a large area. Lights were seen in the sky several kilometers away. But its purpose was not to stop any meteorite.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 25, 2023, 15:47
