Asteroid-Bashing Spacecraft Is Ready To Test An Earth-Saving Manoeuvre

[ScienceNoob]

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03030-x

If this doesn't work are we doomed?

[douglas9401]

"No one said the threat was imminent."

Least of all the Pencil-Topper-In-Chief and ex Twitter addict.

[jim360]

// This vastly expensive enterprises don't happen unless there's a real threat. //

Nonsense, scientists waste money on expensive crap all the time :P

[Paigntonian]

Zacs: I made the wholly reasonable assumption that the Press agreed with the mission.

[Arksided]

I think it'll be interesting, TBH I'd forgot about it until this morning. Reading snippets on Brian Mays website.

[Zacs-Master]

Ok, Paignton, ok (puzzled look).

[Paigntonian]

Zacs: Meant the President (pulls funny face).

[Zacs-Master]

Ok. Why would you assume that?

[Arksided]

https://www.space.com/dart-asteroid-impact-crash-what-time

[Peter Pedant]

whether humanity could do such a thing if a dangerous asteroid were ever detected heading for Earth.’

yeah read what it says on the tin

(I hope that no aliens are gonna be hurt in this experiment)

[Peter Pedant]

Zacs: Meant the President (pulls funny face).

The president has a mask facies consistent with a struggle with dementia ( he is 85).

oh, or do you mean the President of the Earth?

[Rev. Green]

After being launched, the rocket will give Earth a kick. Perhaps it is easier to move us out of the way of the asteroid!