Numerical study on asteroid Deflection by penetrating Explosion based on single-material ALE method and FE-SPH adaptive method

P Han, Q He, X Chen, H Lv - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
An asteroid impact can potentially destroy life on this planet. Therefore, asteroids should be
prevented from impacting the Earth to impede severe disasters. Nuclear explosions are …

An Innovative Solution to NASA's NEO Impact Threat Mitigation Grand Challenge and Flight Validation Mission Architecture Development

B Wie, B Barbee, A Pitz, B Kaplinger, M Hawkins… - 2014 - ntrs.nasa.gov
This final technical report describes the results of a NASA Innovative Advanced Concept
(NIAC) Phase 2 study entitled" An Innovative Solution to NASA's NEO Impact Threat …

A GPU-accelerated high-order multiphase computational tool for asteroid fragmentation and pulverization modeling

BJ Zimmerman - 2016 - search.proquest.com
The impact threat of asteroids or comets, referred to as near-Earth objects (NEOs), is a
growing concern to the global community. A NEO collision could have severe …