Asteroid Defense Hits a Lump in the Road
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<img src="https://www.newswise.com/legacy/image.php?image=https://media.newswise.com/pio/articles/857862/6ae9289361406__A1A7241lb_857862.jpg&width=100&height=150" alt="Newswise image" />If a dangerous asteroid were headed toward Earth, one defense could be a nuclear detonation to blast one side with X-rays and nudge it off course. But new simulations suggest that for a lumpy, irregular asteroid, exactly where those X-rays hit could make a huge difference.
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