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Is it possible to launch a nuke at Apophis asteroid, when it is visiting earth, in such a way that it directs the asteroid towards earth? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, but someone should try. Maybe it would knock us into a less stupid timeline.

[โ€“] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

It would blow apart the asteroid.

A lot of then aren't sold rocks, but loose groups of small rocks and dust held together only by a small amount of gravity because there's nothing else around.