asteroid impact
Scientists Tried and Failed to Stop a Hypothetical Deadly Asteroid in an Exercise
Despite putting all options on the table, including nukes, "the exercise played out that we basically had to take the hit,” said Lindley Johnson, NASA’s Planetary Defense Officer.
NASA Has a Plan to Punch an Asteroid With a Spaceship to Protect Earth
Planetary astronomer Andy Rivkin talks to VICE News about the first flight demonstration of planetary defense, called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.
Space Experts Have Gathered to Save the World From the Threat of Asteroids
Many of the world’s leading space researchers are currently at a conference in Italy discussing how to protect Earth from impacts by asteroids and comets.
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