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A study released this month explored whether a nuke could be shot into space to prevent a catastrophic asteroid from wrecking the planet. Researchers with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory developed a modeling tool that could assess the possibility on the heels of a 2022 mission from NASA that successfully misdirected a giant space rock.
Nuclear devices have larger percentage of energy density making them more effective to combat asteroids, says researcher
It's always good to have a back-up plan when it comes to planet-destroying space rocks
While it has been a favorite disaster movie theme, nuking an incoming asteroid in the real world has been touted as a very bad idea.
Livermore CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2023 - 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 imp