If an asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, can humanity be saved not with a bang, but with a nudge? NASA is poised to investigate just that with a first-of-its-kind mission to deflect an asteroid by ...
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Real-life armageddon: Study shows nuclear asteroid deflection is surprisingly effective
Scientists see this as a much more favorable alternative to nuclear deflection, which would use a powerful nuclear bomb to ...
(CNN) — A European spacecraft and two shoebox-size satellites have launched to survey the aftermath from NASA’s DART mission, which intentionally slammed into an asteroid named Dimorphos and altered ...
Telescopes and spacecraft are already watching the skies for potentially hazardous asteroids, but what could be done to actually deflect a dangerous object heading toward Earth? On May 1, the audience ...
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European spacecraft launches for ‘crash scene investigation’ of first planetary defense test
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