Most dangerous asteroids don’t come with warning signs, and some are almost impossible to spot until it’s too late. Astronomers say a whole class of space rocks hides in the Sun’s glare, making them nearly invisible to our telescopes. These objects could approach Earth from directions we barely monitor. That doesn’t mean panic—but it does mean our planetary defense has blind spots. And in this video, we’ll explain what these hidden asteroids are, why they’re so hard to see, and what scientists are doing about it. Credit: CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en Vera C. Rubin Observatory: by Rubin Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / B. Quint https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory,_iotw2229a_-_Night_Light.jpg The Cosmic Treasure Chest: by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cosmic_Treasure_Chest_6677a1b973984abdbc3e762cd0af6bba.preview.webm All Known Asteroids: by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All_Known_Asteroids_in_the_Solar_System_(1999-2018).ogv NEO Surveyor: by NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illustration_of_NEO_Surveyor_against_an_infrared_starfield_(PIA25253).jpg DART- Double Asteroid Redirection Test: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio – Marit Jentoft-Nilsen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DART-_Double_Asteroid_Redirection_Test_(SVS31194_-_DART_Infographic_KgIMeWpalQ0).webm DART's Collision with Dimorphos : by NASA / Johns Hopkins APL /Jon Emmerich https://dart.jhuapl.edu/Gallery/ DART AnimatedSequence-2020: by NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben/Jessica Tozer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DART_AnimatedSequence-2020_from_launch_to_impact_along_with_separation_of_LICIACube.webm NASA’s First Planetary Defense Mission: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio – KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Michelle Handleman, NASA/Jessica Sansarran, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Christina Brooke Mitchell, NASA/GSFC/Madison Arnold, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Elizabeth C. Wilk, ADNET Systems, Inc./Pedro Cota, Telophase/Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia, ADNET Systems, Inc./Noelia Gonzalez Moreira, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Kathryn Mersmann https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:History_In_The_Making!_Next_Week_NASA%E2%80%99s_First_Planetary_Defense_Mission_Will_Intentionally_Crash_Into_A_Small_Asteroid_Live_Shots_(SVS14210_-_DART_Rollins).webm Solar Eclipse Animation Elements: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio – SSAI/Andrew J Christensen, ADNET Systems, Inc./Laurence Schuler, ADNET Systems, Inc./Ian Jones, NASA/GSFC/C. Alex Young, NASA/GSFC/Michael S. Kirk, Catholic University of America/Carina R. Alden https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Eclipse_Animation_Elements_(SVS5093_-_eclipseElements60fps_4-11-2023a_annular_diagram).webm Terminator 2: Judgment Day / Carolco Pictures 2012 / Columbia Pictures Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me —————————————————————————————- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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