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Indigenous people have lost far too much on Earth, and we need to prevent that from happening in space, writes Joelle Renstrom.

Findings of telescope observations showed the DART spacecraft changed the direction of an asteroid, NASA said, in what it described as a watershed moment for planetary defence.

/PRNewswire/ -- Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team shows the spacecrafts...

The history-making NASA mission, operated by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, shows potential for future missions to protect Earth from asteroids

/PRNewswire/ -- Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team shows the spacecrafts...

NASA's planetary defense researchers are tracking potentially hazardous objects in space and developing tech to destroy or deflect them.

An asteroid test seven million miles away provided a needed win for the home team were all part of — Earth.

NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft soared into a  small asteroid called Dimorphos at 15,000mph last week, in the hopes of tweaking its orbit.

NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft that successfully smacked into an asteroid has left a trail of debris stretching 6,000 miles.

After NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into Dimorphos last week, the asteroid now has a 6,000 mile-long tail made of dust and debris.