Nuclear Diversion for Asteroids

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We could nuke an incoming asteroid. Scientists just proved it.

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A nuclear device could be used to nudge a large asteroid away from Earth .

A nuclear blast would vaporize part of the asteroid's surface, shooting out a plume of material that acts like a temporary rocket engine.

Scientists harnessed the most powerful X-ray generator on Earth to simulate the nuclear blast.

The likelihood of a major asteroid impact in our lives today remains exceedingly small.

A surprise 56-foot ( 17-meter ) rock exploded over Russia and blew out people's windows in 2013 . And some "planet-killer" asteroids are known to lurk around the orbits of Mercury and Venus , largely hidden by the glare of the sun. But asteroids aren't inherently menacing. They're just ancient objects, formed early in our solar system's history, that inevitably strike planets from time to time. When one veers toward Earth , it's a celestial rock on its own long-lived trajectory. "There's nothing personal with asteroids," Plesko said. Topics NASA .