MIT scientists are working to deflect ‘planet killer’ asteroids

Boston, Mas. — Work is underway at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT,  to protect the planet from a massive space rock that is expected to fly so close to Earth that it could knock it off it's trajectory.

This would make an impact more possible when the asteroid returns in 2036 (which some still say won’t happen.)

Take a breath, the so-called ‘planet killer’ is not expected until  April 13, 2029 (of course, it’s a Friday the 13th) giving scientists time to develop a plan to divert the killer away.

SciTechDaily reports the icy mass is wider than the Eiffel Tower is tall and is called 99942 Apophis, or the Egyptian God of Chaos.

It will fly by faster than 67,000 miles per hour.

Whether or not the asteroid actually returns on course to impact Earth, scientists are working on a solution in the case of an impending impact.

Researchers have mapped out a plan to nudge the rock off course using a projectile or several, which some say would work kind of like space billiards.

There is questions on whether one or possibly several scouts will have to be sent to measure the asteroid first, these findings were published this month in the journal Acta Astronautica.