Question

Suppose it was discovered that the asteroid Hermes had been perturbed in such a way as to put it on a collision course with Earth. Describe what you would do to counter such a catastrophe using present technology.

Answer 1

There are many ways to stop asteroid collision in persent time-

1- Kinetic Deflection- for using this method we need to track asteroid trajectory and when we got the trajectory of asteroid then put kinentic diflector in the path of asteroid and this will change the trajectory of asteroid in such way that asteroide missed the earth.

2- Kinetic Impact- So in this method we put another asteroid in the front of coming asteroid.

3- Solar Soils- So in this process we put the reflector such way that can reflect sun light on asteroide and burn it.

4- Gravitational tractor- Put gravity tractor in the way that can pull the asteroid opposite to earth and stop it.