Asteroid Impact Drill

Every two years scientists, space agencies and civil protection organizations gather for five days of asteroid impact drills. This week marks the seventh Planetary Defense Conference, held virtually to comply with pandemic considerations. From April 26 – 30, 2021 fictitious asteroid PDC 2021 measures are live streamed by ESA (European Space Agency). Fascinating stuff, well worth consideration. Below. link to asteroid impact drill overview from NASA, followed by several links to watch in real time from ESA –

Planetary Defense Conference Exercise – 2021 (nasa.gov)

This week, experts are meeting at the #PlanetaryDefense Conference for a pretend asteroid impact. Why? So, in the unlikely event it does happen, we'll be ready.☄️

We'll be live tweeting the #fictionalimpact of asteroid #2021PDC
Daily updates👉https://t.co/B1X0ifk52B#SpaceCare pic.twitter.com/5dAG6DQVuZ

— ESA Operations (@esaoperations) April 26, 2021

Check out this week’s asteroid impact exercise | Human World | EarthSky