Asteroid Quote by Timothy Noah

Asteroids have hit the Earth millions of times. We can see them as shooting stars every night. When they get bigger, things get complicated.…

— Rusty Schweickart

If we do our homework right, never again should an asteroid that can do damage on the ground impact the Earth. We're living in…

— Rusty Schweickart

Our biggest threat is not an asteroid about to crash into us, something we can do nothing about. Instead, all the major threats facing…

— Jared Diamond

If we found a hazardous asteroid, we could nudge it out of the way.

— Carrie Nugent

An asteroid impact is a preventable natural disaster. It's in part preventable because we have the technology, and it's in part preventable because it's…

— Carrie Nugent

If you get asteroids about a kilometer in size, those are large enough and carry enough energy into our system to disrupt transportation, communication,…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Asteroids have us in our sight. The dinosaurs didn't have a space program, so they're not here to talk about this problem. We are,…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

When you have an asteroid threatening Earth, it's uncertain where it's going to hit until the last minute; the decision to take action has…

— Rusty Schweickart

With enough money and international coordination, we can push incoming asteroids out of Earth's path. We might even be able to bring back extinct…

— Annalee Newitz

By preventing dangerous asteroid strikes, we can save millions of people, or even our entire species. And, as human beings, we can take responsibility…

— Rusty Schweickart

We have the capability - physically, technically - to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. We are now able to very slightly and subtly…

— Rusty Schweickart

An asteroid impact in the worst case scenario is a terrifying thing. It seems very uncontrollable: in popular culture, it's often a metaphor for…

— Carrie Nugent