What is the risk of an asteroid hitting the Earth? The astronomer of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the UB, Josep Manel Carrasco, tells us about the DART mission and planetary defence on the local television program "Fet a Mida".
"This matter of an asteroid hitting the Earth at some point will happen, the question is not if it will happen or not, but when", says the astronomer.
You can see the researcher's participation here starting at minute 1:00:16:
Armageddon, Don't Look Up… There are many science fiction films where humanity is threatened by the impact of a giant asteroid. Is there any truth to these stories? Should we be worried?
The researcher of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the UB, Josep Manel Carrasco, joins the team of the local television programme Fet a Mida with a fortnightly scientific dissemination section.
A number of researchers of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of th
ICCUB-IEEC’s researcher Josep Manel Carrasco participates in the Science Space of the radio programme “La República Santboiana” of ràdio Sant Boi last Wednesday, April 20. In the programme, the astronomer talks about the furthest and oldest star known to humankind: Earendel. Its light began its journey when the Universe was merely 900 million years old.
On July 16th, a partial Lunar Eclipse is happening.
The astrophysicist José Manuel Carrasco presents his book "Cosmos: Una inmersión rápida" in the programme "La República Santboiana" by radio Sant Boi.
