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How a Nuclear Bomb Could Save Earth From a Stealthy Asteroid – The New York Times

An atomic blast is not the preferred solution for planetary defense, but 3-D models are helping scientists prepare for a worst-case…

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Using high-fidelity simulations, scientists reported in a study published earlier this month that a stealthy asteroid as long as 330 feet could be annihilated by a one-megaton nuclear device, with 99.9 percent of its mass being blasted out of Earths way,…

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