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doomsday asteroid
Coverage of doomsday asteroid in the Nexus archive.
- Scientists propose nuking solution to Doomsday asteroid — as thousands of city-killers swarm Earth
Scientists have proposed using nuclear bombs with the force of multiple Hiroshima bombs to destroy a Doomsday asteroid threatening Earth. The solution aims to prevent the asteroid, referred to as a 'city-killer,' from causing catastrophic damage.
- Armageddon was RIGHT: Simulations reveal how we really could nuke a doomsday asteroid by burying a bomb deep within it
Simulations suggest that burying a nuclear bomb deep within a doomsday asteroid could effectively destroy it, validating the approach depicted in the movie Armageddon. The study highlights a potential real-world method for asteroid deflection.