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Asteroids

Apophis Impact Mitigation DART Mission Nuclear Deflection Detection Methods Didymos and Dimorphos Impact Threats Near-Earth Objects Hera Mission Ejecta Dynamics Nuclear Weapons China's Asteroid Defense Mission Near-Earth Asteroids 3I/ATLAS Impact Events

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4d ago

Study Proposes Drilling Into Threatening Asteroids and Detonating Nuclear Devices Inside

Simulations show internal blasts couple far more energy and could destroy roughly 100‑meter rocks or alter the paths of much larger bodies if missions have months to years to prepare.

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2mo ago

ESA and JAXA Seal Ramses Mission to Meet Apophis Before 2029 Earth Flyby

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10mo ago

China Unveils Two-Spacecraft Test to Nudge an Asteroid’s Orbit