桑迪亚国家实验室的研究人员提出使用核爆炸的潜在小行星偏转方法。 Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories propose a potential asteroid deflection method using nuclear explosions.

新墨西哥州阿尔布克尔克Sandia国家实验室的研究人员展示了利用核爆炸转移小行星的潜在方法。 Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have demonstrated a potential method for deflecting asteroids using nuclear explosions. 通过在远处引爆弹头,X光将蒸发小行星的表面,产生改变其轨道的气体。 By detonating a warhead at a distance, X-rays would vaporize the asteroid's surface, creating gas that alters its trajectory. 这一技术可以有效地将小行星引向2.5英里宽的轨道。 This technique could effectively redirect asteroids up to 2.5 miles wide. 发表在《自然物理》上的研究结果表明,这种办法可能是其他行星防御战略的可行替代办法。 The findings, published in Nature Physics, suggest this approach may be a viable alternative to other planetary defense strategies.