Catastrophic failure: NASA exercise suggests 72 percent chance of asteroid impact on Earth | Science news

If the probability of an asteroid impact is 72%, will humanity act or invite disaster? Watch NASA’s simulation and learn how decision makers have failed humanity.

The NASA simulation showed a 72% probability of an asteroid impact. How will humanity react if the Earth is threatened with certain death? Catastrophic result highlighted. (Pixabay)

NASA just ran an exercise to see how prepared the Earth, the public, space agencies, and countries of the world are to protect themselves from a catastrophic asteroid impact. The simulation involved a hypothetical asteroid that had a 72% chance of hitting the Earth. And then NASA made guesses about what would happen if everyone found out about it and what they would do. This exercise was just to see if people could respond effectively to deal with this particular threat – a deadly approaching asteroid.

Would the public and politicians join forces to combat this threat, or would they all play politics instead of finding a real solution?

NASA has also stated that the Earth would have enough time to find a solution. The hypothetical date adopted was July 12, 2038. This would give the authorities 14 years to prepare a response. The results of this exercise were published in a report published at the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise on June 20, 2024.

Unfortunately, this test showed that it would be very difficult for humans to find a solution.

Asteroid impact simulation: What NASA found out

1. Humanity has failed to form an effective united front against this threat

2. Limited willingness to quickly carry out necessary space missions.

3. Global and timely coordination of communications was inadequate.

4. There are no defined disaster management plans for asteroid impacts.

5. Decision-making processes unclear.

Disinformation campaigns on social media against warnings of asteroid impacts

In addition, the report also pointed out a large amount of misinformation that is likely to circulate on social media. Many on these platforms would actually deny that such a killer asteroid is approaching. In fact, a similar situation prevailed on social media at the time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

As this NASA test shows, there was clearly a catastrophic failure looming. And if such a threat does materialize, we should be seriously concerned because those who should be acting will instead be arguing.