Scientists Simulate How Asteroid Might Respond to Nuclear Device Detonation

Scientists simulate how asteroid might respond to nuclear device detonation

LLNL’s Spheral simulation code to more accurately model how an asteroid might respond when X-rays from a nuclear device detonated near its surface.

Simulations explore nuclear mitigation of asteroid threats

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers are developing three-dimensional simulations to examine how a nuclear device could be used to deflect or potentially disrupt an asteroid threatening Earth.

Nuclear Explosion Could Shatter Dangerous Asteroid In New Planetary Defence Simulations

A nuclear explosion detonated near an asteroid threatening Earth could potentially tear the object apart before it reaches our planet, according to newly released research from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Advanced three-dimensional simulations have revealed extensive structural damage inside a 160-metre-wide asteroid, with nearly all its material beginning to move fast enough to […]