Planetary defense: How scientists are working to protect Earth from asteroid impacts
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Govert Schilling
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An essay discussing the threat of asteroid impacts on Earth, using a recent meteoroid event over Massachusetts as a hook. It explores the science of near-Earth objects, the history of significant impacts, and the various strategies being developed to detect and deflect potentially hazardous asteroids, including NASA's DART mission and other planetary defense initiatives.
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· 3 pulledIn late May, in broad daylight, residents across Massachusetts and beyond saw a brilliant flash in the sky, followed by two sonic booms that rattled windows, shook houses, and prompted a flood of 911 calls.
Our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles that one day could threaten Earth—so what can we do about it?
The true source of all the commotion was out of this world—literally.
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