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But any attempt to divert it, it could increase the risk to astronauts and spacecraft. Diversion calculations are not exact because the asteroid's precise mass is not known. And this calculation could send this giant piece of rock speeding to Earth. And instead of diverting, scientists are now considering breaking it up. They're thinking of maybe slamming some impactors into it, but they're also worried about, you know, there's no prediction on how big the pieces might be if they break it up. So the window for a launch would be between late 2029 and 31. But what they're thinking for that, instead of impacting it, and that's being at the same timeframe, 2029 and 31, would consist of sending a rocket, a propelled nuclear explosive, to hit or detonate near the asteroid, is probably.