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There are approximately 25,000 "city-killer" asteroids in near-Earth orbit-and most are yet to be found. Small enough to evade detection, they are capable of large-scale destruction and represent our greatest cosmic threat. But in September 2022, against all odds, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission deliberately crashed a spacecraft into a carefully selected city-killer, altering the asteroid's orbit and proving that we stand a chance against them.
In How to Kill an Asteroid, award-winning science journalist Robin George Andrews-who was at DART mission control when it happened-reveals the development of the technology that made it possible, from spotting elusive asteroids and comets to figuring out their geologic defenses and orchestrating a deflection campaign. In a propulsive narrative that reads like a sci-fi thriller, Andrews tells the story of the planetary defense movement and introduces the international team of scientists and engineers now working to protect Earth.
There are approximately 25,000 "city-killer" asteroids in near-Earth orbit-and most are yet to be found. Small enough to evade detection, they are capable of large-scale destruction and represent our greatest cosmic threat. But in September 2022, against all odds, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission deliberately crashed a spacecraft into a carefully selected city-killer, altering the asteroid's orbit and proving that we stand a chance against them.
In How to Kill an Asteroid, award-winning science journalist Robin George Andrews-who was at DART mission control when it happened-reveals the development of the technology that made it possible, from spotting elusive asteroids and comets to figuring out their geologic defenses and orchestrating a deflection campaign. In a propulsive narrative that reads like a sci-fi thriller, Andrews tells the story of the planetary defense movement and introduces the international team of scientists and engineers now working to protect Earth.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Astronomie |
| Genre: | Physik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Buch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781324050193 |
| ISBN-10: | 1324050195 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Andrews, Robin George |
| Hersteller: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Maße: | 235 x 151 x 39 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Robin George Andrews |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.10.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,522 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Astronomie |
| Genre: | Physik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Buch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781324050193 |
| ISBN-10: | 1324050195 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Andrews, Robin George |
| Hersteller: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Maße: | 235 x 151 x 39 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Robin George Andrews |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.10.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,522 kg |
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