NASA outlines plan to prepare Earth for an asteroid strike

The video discusses the potential damage caused by smaller asteroids, referencing the Tunguska event in 1908. NASA has developed a plan with five goals to address asteroid threats: enhancing detection of near-Earth objects, improving modeling and prediction of potential strikes, developing deflection strategies like the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, increasing international cooperation, and creating emergency plans for unexpected impacts.

What significant event in 1908 highlighted the potential damage of smaller asteroids?

• The Tunguska event in Russia

• The Chelyabinsk meteor explosion

• The Chicxulub impact in Mexico

• The Barringer Crater formation in Arizona

What is the primary focus of NASA's first goal in their asteroid response plan?

• Increasing public awareness

• Building underground shelters

• Enhancing detection of near-Earth objects

• Developing new space telescopes

How does NASA plan to improve the prediction of asteroid strikes?

• By launching more satellites

• By improving modeling and prediction techniques

• By collaborating with private space companies

• By increasing funding for space research

What is the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) designed to do?

• Redirect an asteroid's path

• Increase international cooperation

• Detect new asteroids

• Predict asteroid impacts

What is the final goal of NASA's asteroid response plan?

• To launch a manned mission to an asteroid

• To develop a new space station

• To create an emergency response plan

• To increase asteroid mining