NASA Asteroid Debris May Bring ‘Beautiful, Luminous’ Light Show Above Earth

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Asteroid debris from a small moon that was partially blasted apart by a NASA spacecraft could fly across Earth’s sky and create a stunning light show.

Rocket scientist Dr. Eloy Peña Asensio, of the Politecnico di Milano, made the claim after studying the effects of the 2022 mission.

“they [the rock pieces] “Its small size and high speed will cause it to break up in the atmosphere, creating a beautiful bright streak in the sky,” the expert says. He told Universe Today, Of the possible outcome.

NASA’s 2022 mission saw one of the agency’s spacecraft make a deliberate flight. Collide with and reshape A small moon called Dimorphos, orbits the much larger asteroid Didymos.

The project — known as the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART — is designed to test whether scientists have the ability to modify an asteroid’s orbit, in case one poses a threat to Earth.

Using data from the DART mission, the research team published A research paper that has not yet been peer-reviewed. About what seems to be happening to the wreckage.

Scientists say debris from the collision could float in space for years before traveling to Mars and Earth.

Initial speculation suggests it will fly past the Red Planet in about 13 years.

Meanwhile, scientists believe it could take up to 30 years before the debris rises above the Earth – but a massive meteor show could follow.