{"id":351680,"date":"2018-03-11T06:11:30","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T05:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-nasa-scientists-propose-plan-to-nuke-incoming-asteroids-to-avoid-deadly-impacts-with-earth\/"},"modified":"2018-03-11T06:11:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T05:11:30","slug":"prison-planet-com-nasa-scientists-propose-plan-to-nuke-incoming-asteroids-to-avoid-deadly-impacts-with-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-nasa-scientists-propose-plan-to-nuke-incoming-asteroids-to-avoid-deadly-impacts-with-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb NASA scientists propose plan to NUKE incoming asteroids to avoid deadly impacts with Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-5484277\/NASA-scientists-propose-plan-NUKE-incoming-asteroids.html\"><strong>Daily Mail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>March 10, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><strong>If an asteroid the size of a small village were headed straight toward Earth, there isn\u2019t much we could do on short notice to prevent a major disaster \u2013 except blow it up, that is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scientists are investigating the possibility of using a specially designed spacecraft to nuke approaching cosmic objects, in hopes that doing so could deflect the threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While it could be possible to divert a near-Earth object by slamming into it with a so-called impactor, experts say a nuclear explosion may be the best bet when time is running out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a new paper, scientists from NASA and the National Nuclear Security Administration have laid out a plan for the Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 8.8-ton HAMMER spacecraft could be used to steer itself directly into a small asteroid, or blow the space rock up using a nuclear device, <a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/danvergano\/nuclear-asteroid-deflection-nasa?utm_term=.alKYWNO6e#.nc78620RX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according <\/a>to BuzzFeed News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The team has devised a proposal around a potential impact with the 1,600-foot-wide asteroid Bennu, which is currently the destination for NASA\u2019s Osiris-Rex sample return mission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-5484277\/NASA-scientists-propose-plan-NUKE-incoming-asteroids.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Saturday, March 10, 2018  at  9:23 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/nasa-scientists-propose-plan-to-nuke-incoming-asteroids-to-avoid-deadly-impacts-with-earth.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/nasa-scientists-propose-plan-to-nuke-incoming-asteroids-to-avoid-deadly-impacts-with-earth.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily MailMarch 10, 2018 If an asteroid the size of a small village were headed straight toward Earth, there isn\u2019t much we could do on short notice to prevent a major disaster \u2013 except blow it up, that is. 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