Scientists propose nuking solution to Doomsday asteroid — as thousands of city-killers swarm Earth
Scientists have proposed a nuclear solution to deflect thousands of city-killing asteroids swarming Earth.
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Source diversity sample: Daily Star · economictimes.com · Evrim Ağacı · The Independent · Space Daily.
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The obvious questions
What is the proposed solution to the asteroid threat?
Scientists have proposed using nuclear bombs to blow up asteroids that threaten Earth.
Which countries are involved in the proposed asteroid-deflection missions?
China has detailed a plan for its first asteroid-deflection test. The Economictimes.com has reported that scientists have explained their emergency plan to use a nuclear bomb to deflect a world-ending asteroid.
What is the status of the proposed asteroid-deflection missions?
The mission is still at the study stage and nothing has yet flown.
The story so far
A nuclear bomb has been proposed as a solution to deflect asteroids that threaten Earth. The idea is to blow up asteroids to save the planet. The Independent and Evrim Ağacı have both covered the story.
The Economictimes.com has reported that scientists have explained their emergency plan to use a nuclear bomb to deflect a world-ending asteroid. The Independent has also reported that scientists plan to blow up asteroids with nuclear bombs to save Earth. Space Daily has reported that China has detailed a plan for its first asteroid-deflection test, a kinetic strike on a small near-Earth object meant to hit harder and faster than NASA's DART.
However, the mission is still at the study stage and nothing has yet flown. The reporting does not yet specify the exact number of asteroids, their sizes, or the timeline for the proposed missions.
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Coverage (6)
- Scientists plan 'Armageddon' nuclear strike from inside doomsday asteroids to save Earth Daily Star · 1d ago
- A world-ending asteroid, a nuclear bomb and one risky mission: Scientists explain their emergency plan to economictimes.com · 1d ago
- Chinese Scientists Propose Nuclear Solution For Asteroid Threat Evrim Ağacı · 1d ago
- The real Armageddon? Scientists plan to blow up asteroids with nuclear bombs to save Earth The Independent · 1d ago
- China has detailed a plan for its first asteroid-deflection test, a kinetic strike on a small near-Earth object meant to hit harder and faster than NASA's DART, but the mission is still at the study stage and nothing has yet flown Space Daily · 1d ago
- The real Armageddon? Scientists plan to blow up asteroids with nuclear bombs to save Earth The Independent · 1d ago
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