Scientists Unveil Earth-Saving Technology to Neutralize Asteroid Threats

Scientists have proposed a method called Pulverize It (PI) to destroy asteroids that pose a threat to Earth. By launching a defense rocket within a day of detection, a cloud of impactors would be released at high speed to shatter the asteroid into harmless fragments. Hypervelocity simulations show that this method would be effective even if the fragmentation occurred just hours before Earth impact. However, this proposal is still a proof of concept, as there are currently no rockets or impactor systems in place for implementation.