LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 3 months agoShould We Really Be Messing with Asteroid Orbits?nautil.usexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
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minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoGiven the risks, I think caution should be taken. That said, altering even a smaller asteroid’s orbit is a long and slow task. If done at all properly there will be plenty of time to adjust its orbit to make it safe.
Given the risks, I think caution should be taken. That said, altering even a smaller asteroid’s orbit is a long and slow task. If done at all properly there will be plenty of time to adjust its orbit to make it safe.