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6d 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.

5 ARTICLES

4mo ago

NASA Sounds Alarm on 15,000 Undetected 'City-Killer' Asteroids