Strange snowman-shaped asteroid spotted zooming past Earth
A series of radar images taken by Nasa has revealed that a large asteroid which zoomed past Earth last week was actually two ...
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Nuking an asteroid could save Earth from destruction, researchers show in 1st-of-its-kind X-ray experiment
A nuclear bomb could save Earth from a catastrophic asteroid impact, according to a first-of-its-kind lab study.The new ...
Nukes (Yes, Nukes) Could Save Earth from an Asteroid
The results show that X-rays could play an even bigger role than the initial shock wave itself, though more data needs to be ...
‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth Tonight—But NASA Says It’s Safe: What To Know
The asteroid is around 500 feet and will come within 2 million miles of Earth, which is about eight times further than the ...
Radar Catches Oddly Shaped Stadium-Sized Asteroid Zooming Past Earth
The Deep Space Network’s Goldstone Solar System Radar near Barstow, California, captured a series of radar images of the near ...
Earth now has a ‘mini moon’ as small asteroid joins our orbit
Earth has a new “mini- moon ” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after ...
Could a nuclear bomb’s x-rays save Earth from a killer asteroid?
Radiation from a nuclear explosion can vaporize the surface of an asteroid and change its trajectory, a new study finds.
Nuking a huge asteroid could save Earth, lab experiment suggests
Humanity could use a nuclear bomb to deflect a massive, life-threatening asteroid hurtling towards Earth in the future, ...
We could nuke an incoming asteroid. Scientists just proved it.
But asteroids aren't inherently menacing. They're just ancient objects, formed early in our solar system's history, that ...