Across The Universe: Asteroids and how to deflect them

Last Updated on 18 February 2013

Across The Universe: Asteroids and how to deflect them click to see full-size image

I have a new post on my Guardian blog:

“Friday's Russian meteorite strike gives studies of ways to knock dangerous asteroids off course an added urgency

Science fiction author Larry Niven once joked: "The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space programme." He meant that if we see an asteroid heading our way, we can launch a rocket to intercept it. But just how do we deflect an asteroid? ...”

Read the post here.

Written on Monday, 18 February 2013 00:00 by Nicola Clark

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