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How to Kill An Asteroid by science journalist Robin Andrews

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Summary
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57% Informative

In September 2022 , a NASA spacecraft crashed into a city-killer-sized asteroid to slightly nudge it off its orbital course and test kinetic impact as a means of planetary defense.

The book leans into the sci-fi fantasy aspect of the mission, detailing all the cool science while delivering drama, humor, and a great group of characters.

Andrews: "You couldn’t make it up how dramatic it wasâthey only had one shot to do this" He hopes the book will convince younger readers that science is cool.

Andrews: There’s a time for popular science to really get into the nitty gritty of the science.

VR Score

53

Informative language

50

Neutral language

59

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

33

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

1

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