🚀💥🌍 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!"



