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An X-ray pulse generated by a nuclear device<\/a> could vaporise the surface of an asteroid<\/a> and deflect it from a trajectory towards Earth<\/a>, according to a new proof-of-concept lab study.<\/p>\nThe research, published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Physics<\/em>, suggests that such a technology<\/a> could be used to defend against space rocks threatening life on Earth.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nSpace rocks like comets<\/a> and asteroids can pose a threat to Earth if they come too close<\/a>.<\/p>\nSpace agencies are exploring<\/a> ways<\/a> to protect<\/a> the planet from such cataclysmic collisions. For example, Nasa\u2019s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, simply known as Dart, <\/a>used a spacecraft to hit and change the path of an asteroid. <\/p>\nThe test required ample time for preparation, however, and it was concluded that this approach could be very expensive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nA TV at Nasa\u2019s Kennedy Space Center captures final images from Double Asteroid Redirection Test before it smashes into asteroid Dimorphos (AFP via Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cAlthough the recent Dart mission by Nasa demonstrated that near-Earth objects can be successfully targeted, deflecting the most dangerous asteroids will require energy concentrations akin to nuclear explosions,\u201d the lab study concludes.<\/p>\n
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An X-ray pulse generated by a nuclear device<\/a> could vaporise the surface of an asteroid<\/a> and deflect it from a trajectory towards Earth<\/a>, according to a new proof-of-concept lab study.<\/p>\nThe research, published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Physics<\/em>, suggests that such a technology<\/a> could be used to defend against space rocks threatening life on Earth.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nSpace rocks like comets<\/a> and asteroids can pose a threat to Earth if they come too close<\/a>.<\/p>\nSpace agencies are exploring<\/a> ways<\/a> to protect<\/a> the planet from such cataclysmic collisions. For example, Nasa\u2019s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, simply known as Dart, <\/a>used a spacecraft to hit and change the path of an asteroid. <\/p>\nThe test required ample time for preparation, however, and it was concluded that this approach could be very expensive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nA TV at Nasa\u2019s Kennedy Space Center captures final images from Double Asteroid Redirection Test before it smashes into asteroid Dimorphos (AFP via Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cAlthough the recent Dart mission by Nasa demonstrated that near-Earth objects can be successfully targeted, deflecting the most dangerous asteroids will require energy concentrations akin to nuclear explosions,\u201d the lab study concludes.<\/p>\n
As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter.<\/p>\n
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Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election<\/b><\/p>\n Andrew Feinberg<\/p>\n White House Correspondent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n An X-ray pulse generated by a nuclear device<\/a> could vaporise the surface of an asteroid<\/a> and deflect it from a trajectory towards Earth<\/a>, according to a new proof-of-concept lab study.<\/p>\n The research, published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Physics<\/em>, suggests that such a technology<\/a> could be used to defend against space rocks threatening life on Earth.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Space rocks like comets<\/a> and asteroids can pose a threat to Earth if they come too close<\/a>.<\/p>\n Space agencies are exploring<\/a> ways<\/a> to protect<\/a> the planet from such cataclysmic collisions. For example, Nasa\u2019s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, simply known as Dart, <\/a>used a spacecraft to hit and change the path of an asteroid. <\/p>\n The test required ample time for preparation, however, and it was concluded that this approach could be very expensive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cAlthough the recent Dart mission by Nasa demonstrated that near-Earth objects can be successfully targeted, deflecting the most dangerous asteroids will require energy concentrations akin to nuclear explosions,\u201d the lab study concludes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n