A separate idea called a gravity tractor involves a large spacecraft flying up near the asteroid and—without touching it—using its gravitational pull to tug it away from Earth. Another non ...

The ‘gravity tractor’ method of asteroid deflection involves flying a spacecraft close enough to an asteroid so its gravitational attraction gradually pulls the body off course ...

Jan Osburg, a leading American planetary defense expert ... exploring gentler asteroid deflection strategies, including the use of “kinetic impactors” or “gravity tractors,” to nudge ...

By New Year's Eve, it had landed on the desk of Kelly Fast, acting planetary defense ... part of the asteroid to create a thrust effect, pushing it off course. A "gravity tractor," a large ...

But the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking at a far subtler approach to saving the planet – a gravity tractor. The plan involves sending a spacecraft to rendezvous with a dangerous asteroid ...

Tractor, ion beams, paint A separate idea called a gravity tractor involves a large spacecraft flying up near the asteroid and -- without touching it -- using its gravitational pull to tug it away ...

By New Year's Eve, it had landed on the desk of Kelly Fast, acting planetary defense ... part of the asteroid to create a thrust effect, pushing it off course. A "gravity tractor," a large ...