Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nuclear asteroid defense simulations show how X-rays from a standoff blast could fracture a 160-meter asteroid. (CREDIT: ...
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A 1-megaton nuclear blast could prevent 97% of a city-killer asteroid from hitting Earth
・A 1-megaton nuclear explosion detonated near a 160-meter asteroid produced damage and motion consistent with the object breaking apart in simulations. ・The blast would not rely on a shock wave ...
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