#Protecting Earth from asteroid impact with a tethered diversion
“#Protecting Earth from asteroid impact with a tethered diversion” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Our planet exists within the vicinity of thousands of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), some of which—potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs)—carry the risk of impacting Earth and causing major damage to infrastructure and loss of life. Methods to mitigate such a collision are highly desirable….