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Livermore Lab develops new tool to simulate using nukes to deflect asteroids away from Earth

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Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory developed a new tool to model how blowing up a nuclear  weapon might stop an asteroid from slamming into Earth.
Published in December in the Planetary Science Journal, the Livermore research introduces a new…

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A stainless steel glovebox used to handle sensitive materials in a controlled, inert-atmosphere laboratory.
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