A nuclear blast could save Earth from an asteroid, but there's a catch
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New research published in Icarus and led by Nathan Moore at Sandia National Laboratories reveals that using a nuclear X-ray burst to deflect an asteroid depends heavily on the targeted side. Due to irregular shapes, simulations showed deflection velocity varied nearly fivefold—from 3.9 to 0.8 millimeters per second—and rotational changes varied by a factor of 17, making precise targeting critical.
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