Discover how scientists use Gaia to detect killer asteroids in this animated video.

That would raise an interesting challenge for mankind: we do not have the technology – yet – to move a large asteroid from a dangerous Earth-crossing orbit into a safer one. Developing that would require global dedication and cooperation. It will be interesting to see what probability of a global death-threat is sufficient to generate global cooperation.
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