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Bull's-eye. then, photographic proof that d.a.r.t. worked. that exploding cloud of dirt, and iraq, the moment the refrigerator-sized spacecraft crashed into the asteroid, giving it a shove, dramatically shortened its orbit, even more than nasa had hoped. >> it was expected to be a huge success, if it only slowed the orbit by about ten minutes. but, actually, it's loaded by 32. >> the critical test, of nasa hopes to use that same technique, to one day, divert omega asteroid from hitting earth. >> there is a comet heading directly towards earth. >> a nightmare scenario, playing out in hollywood ...

And typical nasa precision, bull's-eye. >> photographic proof that -- photographic dirt and rock, the moment the refrigerator-sized spacecraft crashed into dimorphos, giving it a big shove, dramatically shortening its orbit even more than what nasa had hoped. >> it was expected to be a huge success, even only slightly move by about ten minutes. but actually slowed it by 32 minutes. >> a critical test of nasa hopes to use that same technique to one day divert a mega asteroid from hitting earth. >> there is -- a heading directly towards. birth >> a nightmare scenario played out in hollywood mega...

This may sound like something from a hollywood blockbuster but tonight nasa are planning to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to change its course. that bruce willis movie. armageddon. sounds good, then. planning. this is something they are intending to do. this asteroid doesn't pose any danger to earth. but they are testing it. to see if it asteroid could be knocked off track it was heading for our planet. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. it is the stuff of hollywood — an asteroid threatening to wipe out the earth and a mission to stop it, like in the film, armageddon. but now...

An asteroid and spacecraft are due to crash later. it's not a hollywood plot line but an experiment by nasa to see if it's possible to stop a space rock hitting earth. with one game to go before the world cup begins, how gareth southgate's future's in the spotlight a year after leading england to the euros final. good morning, rain pushing south eastwards which will clear the southeast this morning and then for all of us a day of bright spells, sunshine and showers but windy, especially in the north. that wind taking the edge off the temperatures. i will have all the details later on in the pr...