Chinese scientists find the best way to nuke an asteroid on its way to impact Earth
via space.com
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How do you stop a large, threatening asteroid on its way to Earth? A new Chinese paper, investigating the issue, suggests a “pre-excavation detonation” could be the solution if there’s enough warning time. There may be millions of asteroids in our solar system, with a tiny percentage of them posing a possible, very tiny threat […]