Collision Course: On The Virtues Of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Randall Amster
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Posted 12.23.2012
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Should we take measures to thwart an impending asteroid collision if we're able to do so? Of course. But if we expend too much energy in anticipation of such a rare and unlikely event, then we're drawing resources away from more homegrown challenges that are far less remote and much more likely to occur in our lifetimes.
