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January 13th, 2017
Global worry: Near-Earth Objects (NEOs).
Credit: Texas A&M
There is no doubt that big-time troublemakers lurk out there in the cosmos.
We know that blitzkrieging asteroids and comets can make for a bad day here on Earth. Our planet has been on the receiving end of long-ago scurrilous intruders…and has the pock marks to prove it.
In the waning days of U.S. President Barack Obama’s Administration, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a “National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy.” The document was tucked away under the reports and documents section of OSTP’s Cabinet-level National Science and Technology Council.
Hit squad
The bottom line fallout: There are NEOs that have cross-hairs on our world. But what to do about these cosmic demons from the deep is another matter.
To view my new Scientific American article on this topic, go to:
New White House Strategy Preps Earth for Asteroid Hit Scenarios
The Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a new plan for protecting Earth from hazardous space rocks
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