Sandia National Laboratories publishes study on deflecting irregular asteroids

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Sandia National Laboratory is studying how nuclear X-ray blasts could help deflect an asteroid headed to Earth, nudging it off course and saving the planet. Researcher Nathan Moore said older simulations used a sphere to represent a possible asteroid, which made the math easier, but most asteroids are actually lumpy, irregular shapes. [...]