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Scientists study whether a nuclear blast could save Earth
Original: Can a nuclear bomb really save Earth? Scientists are testing the unthinkable
Scientists are examining whether detonating a nuclear bomb could be used to deflect or destroy an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, an idea long explored in fiction now under serious study. French science media are discussing how such a planetary defence plan would work, the physics involved, and what testing it would actually entail.
Why now: Ongoing interest in planetary defence and asteroid threat research has put the nuclear-deflection idea back in the news.
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