The Solar System is a cosmic shooting gallery, and it's just a matter of time until a spacecraft decides to slam into the Earth.
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The Solar System is a cosmic shooting gallery, and it's just a matter of time until a spacecraft decides to slam into the Earth. A team of scientists is proposing that space agencies develop a rapid-response flyby reconnaissance mission to reach a potentially hazardous asteroid within 2.5 years of detection. They suggest that a mission should be able to reach > 90% of the potential threat population of asteroids, imaging their surface down to a 5 m/pixel resolution.
A Mission to Demonstrate Rapid-Response Flyby Reconnaissance for Planetary Defense
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2504.15321: A Mission to Demonstrate Rapid-Response Flyby Reconnaissance for Planetary Defense
arXiv.org (arxiv.org)
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The Solar System is a cosmic shooting gallery, and it's just a matter of time until a spacecraft decides to slam into the Earth. A team of scientists is proposing that space agencies develop a rapid-response flyby reconnaissance mission to reach a potentially hazardous asteroid within 2.5 years of detection. They suggest that a mission should be able to reach > 90% of the potential threat population of asteroids, imaging their surface down to a 5 m/pixel resolution.
A Mission to Demonstrate Rapid-Response Flyby Reconnaissance for Planetary Defense
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2504.15321: A Mission to Demonstrate Rapid-Response Flyby Reconnaissance for Planetary Defense
arXiv.org (arxiv.org)
@fraser
until a **spacecraft** decides to slam into the Earth? -
@AkaSci Hah, asteroid.
