While unlikely, scientists are preparing for the worst case scenario
College Park, Md. — NASA is preparing for the absolute worst: A large asteroid speeding toward Earth. It’s unlikely to happen any time soon, but scientists are preparing just in case.
In the movie « Armageddon, » Bruce Willis helps save the planet from a giant asteroid. The plot was wildly unrealistic, but the danger is potentially real.
At a conference in Maryland Tuesday, scientists from around the world were asked how to respond to a make-believe scenario in which an asteroid big enough to destroy a major city might be on track to strike the Earth in eight years.
