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This artist’s illustration shows the ejection of a cloud of debris after NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos. Image credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser.

X-ray Pulses from Nuclear Explosions Can Deflect Dangerous Asteroids, Researchers Say

Sep 24, 2024 by News Staff

Around 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid impact triggered mass extinction, mega-tsunamis and a spell of global warming that lasted for around...