Space Explorers: Prepare for Killer Asteroids

The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) currently comprises of over 300 individuals from 32 countries who have completed at least one orbit of the Earth in space. They have recently suggested that the United Nations should prepare an international response for when a dangerous object is detected heading towards our planet.

Astronaut Rusty Schweickart says: “Until we have a response in place, we’re as vulnerable as the dinosaurs”.

Discover magazine lists some ways we could survive such a situation...

C'mon Earthlings! Don't have egg on your face when our amazingly advanced civilisation is so apathetic that when one is heading our way, there is no time to formulate a solution.