# How to Kill an Asteroid

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- Authors: [Robin George Andrews](https://www.bookquiver.com/robin-george-andrews)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2026-07-28
- Genres: Popular science, Physics

## Description

There are approximately 25,000 “city killer” asteroids in near-Earth orbit. Small enough to evade detection, they are capable of large-scale destruction and represent our greatest cosmic threat. But in September 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission crashed a spacecraft into a city killer, altering the asteroid’s orbit and proving that we stand a chance against them. In How to Kill an Asteroid, Robin George Andrews–who was at DART mission control when it happened–reveals the development of the technology that made it possible. In a narrative that reads like a sci-fi thriller, Andrews tells the story of the planetary defence movement, and introduces the international team of scientists and engineers now working to protect Earth.

## Editions

### How to Kill an Asteroid

- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- ISBN: 978-13-2413-136-6
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2026-07-28
- Language: en_US