Scientists Say We Should Blow Up This Dangerous Asteroid Before It Gets Here
In a new paper, scientists argued that our best option is to blow up asteroid 2024 YR4 as part of a "kinetic disruption mission."
In 2022, NASA intentionally rammed a spacecraft into a small asteroid at 14,000 mph, knocking it off course.
The goal was to demonstrate a proof of concept for keeping humanity safe from a space rock heading toward the Earth.
Now a group of scientist...