Asteroid impact avoidance
methods to prevent destructive asteroid hits From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asteroid impact avoidance is a method to destroy near-Earth objects (NEO) which are on a potential collision course with Earth. This method includes launching a rocket, satellite or other foreign object into an NEO to prevent it from crashing into Earth.[1][2]
Ongoing projects
Sentinel mission
The B612 Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation dedicated to protecting the Earth from asteroid attacks.
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