00:00NASA is preparing to nuke an asteroid before it hits the moon.
00:03And yes, this is real. Not a movie.
00:06Asteroid 2024, R4, is speeding through space.
00:09And while the chance it hits the moon is only 4%, that's still enough for NASA to take action.
00:15Because if it does hit, the fragments could rain down on Earth and damage our satellites.
00:20To stop that from happening, top minds at NASA, JPL, and Johns Hopkins are exploring bold options,
00:27including blowing it up with a 1 megaton nuclear charge.
00:30But here's the twist. No one knows exactly how big or heavy the asteroid is.
00:35So they're racing to figure it out before time runs out.
00:38If everything goes as planned, the nuclear tech will be ready by 2030, just one year before a possible impact.
00:45The goal? Blast it into harmless fragments, keeping both the moon and Earth safe.
00:50It's a cosmic ticking clock, and humanity's preparing for the ultimate space defense test.
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