How NASA will save us from 'killer' asteroids
June 02, 2013 17:01
What if an asteroid were headed straight for Earth?
Well, NASA evidently has us covered.
In 2005, in a bill authorising space-programme funds, Congress asked NASA for a plan to identify, track and deflect -- yes, deflect -- all manner of PHOs (potentially harmful objects) that could pose a threat, ABC News reported.