In the 2021 Netflix film “Don’t Look Up” two astronomers discovered a previously unknown comet expected to impact the Earth in about six months and was large enough to cause a planet-wide extinction event.
Through its comedic twists and turns, a plan was announced to "strike and divert" the comet using nuclear weapons — though something else inevitably happened in the movie. While you'll need to watch the film to find out how things turn out, the "strike and divert" idea is real, and NASA is testing it on Monday night, but it’s trying something a little more subtle.
