IBNLive Nuclear bombs to destroy earth-bound asteroids in spaceNDTVThe nuclear bomb on board the vehicle would follow one millisecond behind – perhaps attached via a long boom, or perhaps flying freely – and then detonate inside the hole, shattering the…
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How NASA's plan to capture an asteroid is crucial to human survival – Gizmodo
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Massive 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid To Fly Over Earth (And You Can Watch … – Huffington Post UK
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One Year After Chelyabinsk, NASA Looks To Track Near-Earth Objects – RedOrbit
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Planning a Planetary Defense Against Asteroids – Newsweek
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