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NASA is set to target an asteroid in a “planetary defense” test that will begin next month.

It aims to hit the asteroid at a speed of nearly 24,000kmh to knock its orbit off course, to see if a future rock headed toward Earth can be moved away.

"Were going to make sure that a rock from space doesnt send us back to the Stone Age"

After for years it ran simulations that proved humanity is nowhere near the technological level that would help us defend against killer asteroids, NASA is finally doing something about it. And that something is called DART.

NASA has confirmed the target launch date for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. That mission is meant to evaluate technologies to prevent an

NASAs mission to deflect an asteroid using a spacecraft is targeting a November launch, as the DART spacecraft will head towards the Didymos binary on November 24 aboard a SpaceX rocket.

NASA has a launch date for that most Hollywood of missions, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, which is basically a dry run of the movie “Armageddon.” Unlike the film, this will not involve nukes, oil rigs or Aerosmith, but instead is a practical test of our ability to change the trajectory of an asteroid in […]

Dart_header.jpg Illustration of NASAs DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agencys (ASI) LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system

NASA is set to launch a mission later this year to simulate how to deflect an Earth-bound asteroid by crashing a spacecraft on it.

Will an Asteroid Ever Hit Earth? This question has certainly made people anxious and curious about the possibility. Now, NASA has given an answer.