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