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Scientists Say We Should Blow Up This Dangerous Asteroid Before It Gets Here

Scientists Say We Should Blow Up This Dangerous Asteroid Before It Gets Here
science9/22/2025

In a new paper, scientists argued that our best option is to blow up asteroid 2024 YR4 as part of a "kinetic disruption mission."

In 2022, NASA intentionally rammed a spacecraft into a small asteroid at 14,000 mph, knocking it off course. The goal was to demonstrate a proof of concept for keeping humanity safe from a space rock heading toward the Earth. Now a group of scientist... [3166 chars]