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vester71 t1_iuin3pg wrote

I guess we now know why they did that test crashing something into a benign asteroid seeing if they could move it.

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gaybraham-lincoln t1_iuivu7r wrote

Yeah this was always the reason when NASA suddenly out of left field had a random interest in adjusting the course of asteroids

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Shadowmant t1_iuiy8m5 wrote

If they were really serious they’d hire professional drillers.

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Yttrical t1_iuiz3uq wrote

It’s well know fact that NASA knows jack about drilling.

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steveg t1_iuk1ils wrote

These nerds need to bring in a rag tag group of attractive misfits if they want any chance of doing this.

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YouandWhoseArmy t1_iujj3ax wrote

Many people think impacts are more common than we are lead to believe. (Thinks 10s of thousand of years instead of millions)

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