> What truth is there to this? Suppose this asteroid was on a collision course with earth, would we have any recourse other than praying it lands in Siberia and

> What truth is there to this? Suppose this asteroid was on a collision course with earth, would we have any recourse other than praying it lands in Siberia and not NYC. Astrodynamic Fundamentals for Deflecting Hazardous Near-Earth Objects - https://www.adrc.iastate.edu/files/2012/09/IAC-09.C1.3.1.pdf https://www.adrc.iastate.edu/files/2012/09/IAC-09.C1.3.1.pdf That paper goes into the what it would take to divert an asteroid (with emphasis on Apophis).