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A balloon does that because it has very low mass and moment of inertia, compared to the thrust provided by the escaping air.

An asteroid is not like that, even when heating one side with a nuclear bomb. The goal is to create a tiny change in its velocity vector, which still adds up to a significant trajectory change over time.

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If on the other hand it IS balloon-like and hollow then let’s just let it crash into earth and pop.

Indeed, perhaps there will be some way to detect latex based asteroids in the future and avoid any unnecessary nuclear deployment.

We just need to build a spaced based array of microphones (comsaphones???) to listen for the high pitched squeal or the pfffft sounds as the air is rushing out the opening.

In a vacuum?

Really? C'mon. Walk this thread back up, and see if you can find where it went off the reality rails. Then, see if your comment fits with the seriousness of the thread.

I prefer humour to be based on plausible physics. ;0P

thank goodness you're not the one in charge of comedy for the rest of us

Ya if you go up a few I see it really goes off the rails here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38722192

so a latex asteroid is an acceptable concept in your world? or was the humor in it too witty for you to grasp?

Infinitely more probable than sound propagating through vacuum.

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