<ul><li>Physicists in the US have conducted lab-based experiments showing how an asteroid could be deflected by bursts of X-rays.</li><li>The experiments used a powerful X-ray generator to accelerate an asteroid-mimicking target suspended in space.</li><li>The study provides an alternative approach to deflecting asteroids using X-ray bursts instead of impact collisions.</li><li>The research could contribute to the development of effective defense mechanisms against devastating asteroid impacts.</li></ul>

‘Mock asteroids’ deflected by X-rays in study that could help us protect Earth

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