What Happens If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strikes Earth — And Why We Can’t ‘Nuke’ It
An asteroid between about 130 and 300 ft. (40 and 90 meters) in diameter has been given a 2.3% chance of it hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
We could nuke an incoming asteroid. Scientists just proved it.
To simulate a potent nuclear explosion in space, Moore and his team harnessed the most powerful X-ray generator on Earth.
Ukraine was once the world’s 3rd largest nuclear power on Earth—here's why it gave them up
After inheriting a vast nuclear arsenal post-Soviet Union collapse, Ukraine chose to relinquish it, motivated by financial ...
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Nukes (Yes, Nukes) Could Save Earth from an Asteroid
A new study from Sandia National Laboratories focuses on how X-rays from a nuclear explosion could impact an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. The studies show that these X-rays might ...
Russian scientists develop unique propulsion system: 62 miles per second, from Earth to ...
Russia’s new plasma engine could reach Mars in just 30 days. Russia's new plasma rocket engine is engineered to cut the ...
The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising
The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start worrying?