Paintballs To Deflect The Next Asteroid

Monday, February 18, 2013 - 20:10 in Astronomy & Space

The Earth just got a few shots across our bow, what with a giant asteroid hurtling between us and the moon, and another (fortunately much smaller) space rock exploding over Russia, causing a surprising amount of destruction.  So what can we do about the solar system trying to bomb us?  Fortunately, the Space Generation Advisory Council is on the case with its "Move an Asteroid" contest. read more

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