How to Kill an Asteroid : The Real Science of Planetary Defense

Name: How to Kill an Asteroid
Brand: WW Norton & Co
SKU: 9781324131366
Price: 2500 KES
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ISBN: 9781324131366

by Robin George Andrews

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1324131365

ISBN-13 9781324131366

Publisher WW Norton & Co

Imprint WW Norton & Co

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 4th, 2026

Print length 336 Pages

Weight 264 grams

Dimensions 21.10 x 14.00 x 2.00 cms

Product Classification: Astrophysics Aerospace & aviation technology Aerospace and aviation technology Space science Popular astronomy & space Popular astronomy and space

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One of Smithsonian Magazine's ‘Ten Best Science Books of the Year’A gripping account of the "city-killer" asteroids that could threaten Earth and the race to build a planetary defence system

There are approximately 25,000 “city killer” asteroids in near-Earth orbit. Small enough to evade detection, they are capable of large-scale destruction and represent our greatest cosmic threat. But in September 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission crashed a spacecraft into a city killer, altering the asteroid’s orbit and proving that we stand a chance against them. In How to Kill an Asteroid, Robin George Andrews–who was at DART mission control when it happened–reveals the development of the technology that made it possible. In a narrative that reads like a sci-fi thriller, Andrews tells the story of the planetary defence movement, and introduces the international team of scientists and engineers now working to protect Earth.

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