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Nukes Not the Best Way To Stop Asteroids, Says Apollo Astronaut

Posted by timothy on from the thin-coating-of-flubber dept.

MajorTom writes "Right now, we are not tracking many of the asteroids that could destroy earth. But within the next decade, new telescopes will make that possible, and leave us with the tough decision of what to do about objects with an alarming chance of hitting our planet. Last year, NASA said that the best option is to nuke them. This week, Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart, explained that there are far better options, and he has started an organization to prove that they can work."

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  1. "Informative"?? by jamrock · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Jesus. Christ. This is the second mis-modded humorous post. Some idiot in this thread has no idea what the "Funny" tag is for. Looks like Edgar Mitchell's aliens have Slashdot accounts.

  2. Re:TFS by vviIIyhiIIl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is a plot for the Jews and Christians to prevent us to blow the asteroid up, thus introduce an endtime for the world, which is what they want.

    For more information go to www.endtime.org

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  3. Re:Armageddon? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I stand admonished.

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