The fall of the asteroid to Earth again at the hearing. Postgraduate student of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at mit offered an unusual way of dealing with this cosmic threat. A bold idea inspired his game of paintball. Yet there are no calculations and the experimental part, however, the concept is clearly deserves attention - watch the video.



Catastrophic impact in detail described in science fiction works and films. Taking into account the mass and velocity of the fall of even a small asteroid will effect a nuclear bomb.

Prevention of space Apocalypse scenario various hypothetical ways always associated with two main difficulties.

The first is the difficulty of early detection of small celestial bodies, their orbits intersect with earth. Asteroids do not emit light themselves and in addition it poorly reflect.

The second problem is connected with the fact that the deviation of the trajectory of the stone blocks requires a lot of energy, which have nowhere to find. Yes and Bryusov of Willisau not enough for all.

To solve both problems original way offered at MIT. To the asteroid was easier to observe and take dangerous orbit, it is necessary... to paint.

The white color of the surface increases albedo several times and facilitates monitoring. The pressure of solar radiation creates additional traction and helps to lead a dangerous asteroid away from the Earth. It remains the case for the implementation of the project and its first trials.