User:SufferingSappho41/Asteroid impact avoidance
As of late 2022, the most likely and most effective method for asteroid deflection does not involve nuclear technology. Instead, it involves a kinetic impactor designed to redirect the asteroid, which showed promise in the NASA DART Mission. [1] For nuclear technology, simulations have been run analyzing the possibility of using neutron energy put off by a nuclear device to redirect an asteroid. These simulations showed promise, with one study finding that increasing the neutron energy output had a notable effect on the angle of the asteroid's travel. [2] However, there has not been a practical test studying the possibility as of April 2023.
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- ^ "DART". dart.jhuapl.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ Horan, Lansing S.; Holland, Darren E.; Bruck Syal, Megan; Bevins, James E.; Wasem, Joseph V. (2021-06-01). "Impact of neutron energy on asteroid deflection performance". Acta Astronautica. 183: 29–42. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.02.028. ISSN 0094-5765.