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NASA's DART: Redirecting An Asteroid To Protect Earth

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

NASA spots huge asteroid on potential crash path with the Moon — here’s what we know

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a space rock approximately the size of a 15-story building, might collide with the ...
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NASA Monitors ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Bus-Sized Asteroid Speeding Toward Earth

A bus-sized asteroid is currently racing toward Earth’s vicinity, catching the close attention of astronomers. While not a ...
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An asteroid might be heading for the moon. Should we nuke it?

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...
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An artwork of NASA’s DART mission. (IMAGE)

An artwork of NASA’s DART mission, which was a kinetic impactor designed to test whether it is possible to deflect an asteroid. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work ...