{
  "id": 1531975,
  "title": "Nuking An Asteroid on Short Notice Could Save Us",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/nuking-an-asteroid-on-short-notice-could-save-us",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T17:50:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nuking-an-asteroid-on-short-notice-could-save-us"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Readers of a certain age will remember a golden area of asteroid films, capstoned by two with very different endings. Deep Impact engrained the devastating consequences of letting a large piece of rock hit our planet, whereas Armageddon, though arguably the more kitschy of the two films, was an uplifting story about technical ingenuity and sacrifice. And now, the central crux of that movie’s…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}