Mission IMPOSSIBLE: NASA Warns Even a Nuclear Bomb Wouldn’t Stop a Giant Asteroid Heading for Earth After Massive Six Month Simulation Exercise Ends in Devastating Impact
- Mission IMPOSSIBLE: NASA Warns Even a Nuclear Bomb Wouldn’t Stop a Giant Asteroid Heading for Earth After Massive Six Month Simulation Exercise Ends in Devastating Impact
by STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
* The exercise last week was to better understand current in-space preventions
* Simulations created an asteroid spotted on April 19, with impact Oct. 20
* Scientists studied the space rock’s size, trajectory and chance of impact
* By Oct. 14, there was a 99% chance of it hitting a part of Europe
* There would not be enough time to send a craft to take the asteroid down
* The team was also unable to determined its size in six months
* This means we could not blow it up, as a nuke may not put a dent in it
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