NASA’s DART Mission Tests Earth’s Defenses Against Asteroids

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NASA’s DART spacecraft intentionally collided with an asteroid on Monday evening, in an attempt to alter the space rock’s trajectory. The mission tested technology that could help defend Earth against potential future asteroid threats. Photo: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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