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B612 Foundation Loses Partnership With NASA; Asteroids Not a Significant Risk

Posted by Soulskill on from the planetary-russian-roulette dept.

StartsWithABang writes: Yes, asteroids might be humanity's undoing in the worst-case scenario. It's how the dinosaurs went down, and it could happen to us, too. The B612 foundation has been working to protect us by mapping and then learning to deflect potential threats to our planet, but their proposed mission needed $450 million, a goal they've fallen well short of. As a result, NASA has severed their partnership, which is a good thing for humanity: the risk assessment figures show that worrying about killer asteroids is largely a waste.

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  1. Black Swan by gtall · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yep, the chances of one getting us is small. On the other hand, if one does come, we'll look like foots just before we kiss our asses goodbye.

  2. Waste? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Going to the moon was a waste, but look at how much the effort has given back to humanity.