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NASA Rammed An Asteroid Hard Enough To Change Its Trajectory, Maybe We're Not All Doomed
While the DART mission only slowed the asteroid system's orbital speed by two inches per hour, it provides valuable data for future planetary defense efforts against potential asteroid threats.
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NASA crashed a spacecraft into a space rock, accelerating two asteroids' orbit around the sun | CNN
In 2022, a NASA spacecraft intentionally barreled into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos during a planetary defense test. The objective was to assess whether humanity could protect Earth from cosmic threats, such as space rocks.
