🚀💥🌍 Scott Manley, the rocket whiz with a physics and astro degree, swapped gaming for spaceflight, breaking down the cosmos on YouTube. Last week, he crunched the numbers on asteroid 2024 YR4—a city killer, not a planet wrecker—plotting a DART-style mission to shove it into deep space. The U.S.? Not sweating it. Oh, and NUKEMAP? Let’s just say it’s a blast. #AsteroidDefense https://boingboing.net/2025/02/12/scott-manley-has-a-plan-to-save-the-earth-from-asteroid-2024-yr4.html

"Protecting Earth, One Asteroid at a Time!

Scientists pioneer tech to:

Detect asteroids on collision course
Knock them off trajectory

Potential game-changers:

Laser deflection
Gravity tractors
Kinetic impactors

Saving humanity, one asteroid at a time!

#AsteroidDefense #SpaceSafety #PlanetaryProtection #NASA #SpaceExploration #solarsystem

: Asteroid
: Earth
: Shield
: Rocket

The future of planetary defense is bright!"