The Threat from Asteroids
What should we do if an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth? This question is being taken increasingly seriously by scientists as more is learnt about the impact a near earth object (NEO) would have on the future of civilization.It might sound like the plot of a Hollywood movie, but one gigantic asteroid is scheduled to come within 20,000 miles of Earth in the near future — a near miss in cosmic measurements — and the possibility remains that it could hit our planet and cause catastrophic devastation never seen before. Read more
