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Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a modeling tool for assessing the potential use of a nuclear device to defend the planet against catastrophic asteroid impacts.
A new model is building on DART's success to show how a nuclear weapon could smash a space rock to pieces.
The agency also plans for the spacecraft to attach a target marker to the asteroid in an effort to gain a greater understanding of such bodies.
The Planetary Science Journal published a study called 'X-Ray Energy Deposition Model for Simulating Asteroid Response to a Nuclear Planetary Defense Mitigation Mission.' It notes that in...
Scientists have discovered that many asteroids have the consistency of piles of rubble. Knowing this, how could we defend Earth against one of these asteroids?