Name: MIT's Plan to Stop 'Planet-Killer' Asteroids
Uploaded: 2/24/2020 7:43:05 PM
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Description: MIT has laid out the best options for preventing a massive asteroid from colliding with the earth.

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MIT's Plan to Stop 'Planet-Killer' Asteroids

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