New Mexico scientists research how nuclear blasts can protect Earth from asteroids
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Could nuclear explosions help protect Earth from destructive asteroids? That is what physicist Nathan Moore and a team of scientists are researching at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque. “To most people, the danger from asteroids seems remote,” Moore said in a news release. “But our planet is hit by BB-sized asteroids every…