Scientists seek ways to ward off killer asteroids
Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 14:49
in Astronomy & Space
A blue-ribbon panel of scientists is trying to determine the best way to detect and ward off any wandering space rocks that might be on a collision course with Earth. "We're looking for the killer asteroid," James Heasley, of the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy, recently told the committee that the National Academy of Sciences created at Congress' request.