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If we ignore the hype and face facts, we could prevent an inevitable future catastrophe.
In fact, we advocate removing "incoming asteroids" from the worry roster altogether because, with a little help from the private sector, this is a solvable problem (governments are handicapped). Scientists are on the technological brink of being able to prevent an asteroid impact (providing we know where to find them), whereas we will never be able to stop earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, volcanoes ...
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Asteroid explosion over Indonesia raises
fears about Earth's defences by Tom Chivers,
Telegraph.co.uk, October 27, 2009.
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Space Rock 2009
DD45 Buzzes Earth by Kelly Beatty, Sky and Telescope, March
1, 2009, Another warning out of the Blue— and
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Astronomers study asteroid nearing earth
by UPI, Pasedena, CA, January 24, 2008,
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Mars could be in for an asteroid hit
by Associated Press, Los Angeles, December 22, 2007,
Target Mars—Lucky Us! ...
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Are mirrors the best way to deflect asteroids?
by David Shiga, NewScientist, October 9, 2007,
Mirror Mirror in the Sky ... [Full Article & Comment] |
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Asteroid Set to Shave Earth
by Richard Macey, from Sydney Morning Herald, June 30, 2006,
A 91/2 Hour Reprieve ... [Full Article & Comment]
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Big New Asteroid Has Slim Chance of Hitting Earth, by David Chandler, New Scientist Print Edition, May 2, 2006 Only Hours Will Separate Us from Colliding with a Whopping 800-Meter-Wide Asteroid in June 2008 ... [Full Article and comment] |
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Meteorite Turns On Sky Show for WA by Tessa Heal and Braden Quartermaine, Sunday Times, Australia, December 4, 2005 Awesome Australian Fireball Fails to Illuminate the Problem ... [Full Article & Comment]
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