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Armageddon was RIGHT: Simulations reveal how we really could nuke a doomsday asteroid by burying a bomb deep within it
Simulations suggest that burying a nuclear bomb deep within a doomsday asteroid could effectively destroy it, validating the approach depicted in the movie Armageddon. The study highlights a potential real-world method for asteroid deflection.
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