Web Extra: Nudging with Nukes

Video on Mar 24, 2009 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Topics: Astronomy, Geology, Television

Most scientists agree that using nuclear explosives to deflect an incoming asteroid is a bad idea. But Astrophysicist David Dearborn from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been heating up the debate with his theories about how nuclear explosives could be used effectively to nudge an asteroid into a new orbit that causes it to miss the Earth entirely.

Additional Links

• Chabot Space & Science Center

Educator Guides

• Asteroid Hunters Educator Guide