This is how NASA would respond to an asteroid impacting Earth

If an asteroid were ever to be come hurtling towards Earth, what would be the plan to stop it from impacting the planet?

That's the question NASA and its partners, including the European Space Agency and the U.S.'s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), are gathering at the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference in early May to investigate.

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During the five day conference, NASA and its partners plan to engage in a "tabletop exercise" that simulates what would happen if scientists and authorities were to learn of a near-Earth Object (NEO) impact scenario. Read more...

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