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for the "hard sciences." Recently my grandson, age 9, and I have been
playing a thought game regarding the best way to precisely deflect an
earth-bound asteroid into a benign orbit around the earth. He suggested
2. What would be the best way, using current technology, to deliver this
energy to the surface of the asteriod? High energy lasers such as the
ones being developed by DOD? Or accelerating hydrogen nuclei [i.e., a
proton beam] at very high relativistic speeds? Or some other way?