Three Steps to Stopping Killer Asteroids: Planetary Defense Tech can Meet the Threat

The mission control room at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., erupted in cheers. “We have impact!” said the lead engineer, who gave a two-handed high five to a nearby colleague. Others waved their hands in the air in victory and slapped each other on the back.

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IEEE Spectrum
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2025-08-01
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https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.2025.11120334
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Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
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Three Steps to Stopping Killer Asteroids: Planetary Defense Tech can Meet the Threat

N. L. Chabot
IEEE Spectrum
Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
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Three Steps to Stopping Killer Asteroids: Planetary Defense Tech can Meet the Threat

N. L. Chabot
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The mission control room at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., erupted in cheers. “We have impact!” said the lead engineer, who gave a two-handed high five to a nearby colleague. Others waved their hands in the air in victory and slapped each other on the back.

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