X-Rays From a Nuclear Explosion Could Redirect an Asteroid

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By BeauHDSep 25, 2024, 3:00 am181 ptsTrendingTop
Scientists have proposed a method to deflect dangerous asteroids using nuclear explosions, not by directly blowing them up, but by detonating a bomb above the surface to create an X-ray burst that vaporizes part of the asteroid and changes its course. Experiments using the Z machine at Sandia National…

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