How to nuke an asteroid, and more…
Quirks and Quarks

How to nuke an asteroid, and more…

B1IntermediateNovember 6, 202654 min
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After a massive, fresh asteroid impact crater was spotted on the moon, scientists jumped on the opportunity to study it to better understand the violent history of such impacts in our little nook of the solar system. If we ever find one on a collision course with Earth, scientists have simulated how we might be able to defend our planet from any potentially hazardous asteroids — with a nuclear bomb. Also today: The Earth is moving in strange new ways in the North — and climate change is to blameSperm whales blow bubbles in their sleep...

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