Event Brief
Chinese team proposes nuclear blast to deflect asteroid
Filed: Aug 02, 2026 at 11:10 AM ET
Summary: Researchers at China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology describe simulations using a nuclear bomb to destroy or deflect an asteroid.
WHO: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
WHAT: A proposed asteroid-deflection method using a penetrator to dig a hole and detonating a nuclear bomb beneath the asteroid’s surface
WHEN: Aug 02, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
WHERE: Beijing, China
WHY: To destroy or deflect a large, Earth-threatening asteroid using a two-step approach in simulations.
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