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Can we safely deflect a killer asteroid without making it worse? Only if we avoid the gravitational 'keyhole,' scientists say
https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/attempting-to-deflect-a-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-could-accidentally-put-it-on-a-collision-course-with-earth
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If we slam an impactor into an asteroid in exactly the wrong spot, the space rock may pass through a "gravitational keyhole" that brings it to Earth.
