Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids now, one might
crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it,say some scientists.
Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids that race across the
night sky. Most orbit the sun far from
Chopard Replica Earth and don't threaten us. But there are also
thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with
Earth.
Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10
million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks.
By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say we'll have a way to
change its course.
Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons.
But the cost wouldn't be cheap.
Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk
are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences it' the
event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of
life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare but
if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. "If we don't take
care of these
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us." says one scientist. "It's that simple."
The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want
fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? "The world has less
to fear from doomsday rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against
them," said a New York Times article.
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