NASA outlines its plan to defend the Earth from asteroids

CNET --------- If anyone understands the gravity of a situation involving asteroids colliding with the Earth, it's NASA. On Wednesday, the space agency, in conjunction with The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), outlined an audacious new strategy and five chief goals to defend the Earth from potentially devastating asteroid impacts in its report "National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan." To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.