Do we have any protection from giant asteroids, which could wipe out all life on Earth in a flash?

Answer 1

Only early detection. The most promising idea of how to divert such an asteroid would involve sending a probe out to it that would be massive enough to pull at it by way of its own gravity. If this is done with enough time to spare, you could actually divert the path of the asteroid so that it misses earth altogether.

Answer 2

Unfortunately no!.
In the asteroid belt there are thousands of potential missiles that could wipe us out. The influence of, or gravitational pull of Jupiter distorts the path of these asteroids from time to time. Many plunge towards the centre of the Solar System because of the Suns gravity. Some fall directly in line of the Earths orbit, making near misses likely.
It will only take one, the size of say Gibraltar, to extinguish the Human Race, possibly all life, if it struck.

Answer 3

Well as of right now we do not have any contigency plans to destroy or stop an incoming asteroid. However if we were to detonate a nuclear warhead in the path of the asteroid to deviate it enough in the long run it would miss EARTH. A direct nuclear impact might have no result or might cause smaller asteroids to hit EARTH.

Answer 4

No, we don't. But when it happens it's likely bacteria and some creatures at the bottom of the ocean will survive, and the evolutionary process will start again. It will continue until the sun runs out of energy and blows up, or another asteroid hits the planet.
Either way, we're all doomed.

Answer 5

we do have the natural protection comprising of the various dense layers of the atmosphere which produce the neccessary friction to burn up the asteroids completely or atleast reduces its size and renders it less harmful. but extremely large asteroids are constantly monitored by the NASA. in fact in a recent newspaper clipping that i came across ,NASA is planning to land astronauts on to the speeding asteroids and track its path.
another way would be piercing through the asteriods and shattering it in space.
but never mind for about a 50 yrs there's going to be no asteroids in our earth's way!!!!!!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

YES.

Given that we can detect the object in enough time.

Most popular idea would be to explode a nuke to the side of the object, diverting it from its earthly bound course.

BAD idea would be blowing it up directly, which could cause a "frag grenade" effect to earth.

Answer 8

we would have by now, if congress had let reagan start his SDI program.
now we're sitting ducks.
as for protection, an umbrella is just as good as a concrete bunker, because all live could be extinguished.

Answer 9

New York Life Insurance!

Your family can get their claim immediately even if you get hit by an asteroid as big as the moon.

Answer 10

Only the ability to ignore problems we can't resolve.