Asteroid Deflection

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Published: 448 days ago

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Asteroid 1950DA (“Cosmic Enemy #1″) will approach close to the Earth on March 16, 2880. A preliminary analysis shows two possible scenarios. One trajectory misses the Earth by tens of millions of kilometers, while the other has an impact probability of 1 in 300. The energy released by a collision with an object the size of 1950 DA would cause major effects on the climate and biosphere which would be devastating to human civilization. The discovery of the potential impact has heightened interest in asteroid deflection strategies.