Nasa Dimorphos asteroid blunder unleashes boulder storm 'as deadly as Hiroshima'
Spacecraft successfully used to knock planetoid off its course – but inadvertently dislodges 37 rocks flying through space at 13,000mph
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Spacecraft successfully used to knock planetoid off its course – but inadvertently dislodges 37 rocks flying through space at 13,000mph
By Stacy Liberatore for Dailymail.com
A storm of boulders “as deadly as Hiroshima” was accidentally unleashed by Nasa during tests to change the trajectory of an asteroid, scientists have found.
A new study reveals consequences of NASA's planetary defense test to change the trajectory of an asteroid. The spacecraft released 37 large boulders that are now traveling 13,000mph in space.
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