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The space rock doesn't pose any danger to the earth, but this mission will test whether one could be diverted if it was heading for our planet. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has more. it is the stuff of hollywood, and asteroid threatening to wipe out the earth, and a mission to stop it, like in the film, armageddon. but now, nasa is turning science fiction into science fact. they are about to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to try and change is path. this space rock poses no threat, but it is a chance to show how we could deal with one on a collision course with the earth. the double ...

Reassured? yes, in the case of this object, the nasa dart— reassured? yes, in the case of this object, the nasa dart mission - reassured? yes, in the case of this object, the nasa dart mission is i object, the nasa dart mission is going to come and die amorphous, it's an asteroid moon going around a larger body and its about 160 metres wide, as we can see there, and if something like that were to hit earth it would cause regional damage, so over quite a wide area, something of a concern, so the mission is a half a tonne satellite which will smash into it around quarter past midnight tonight,...

Which scientists can monitor from earth to see if it's worked. it's the first time that nasa has tried anything like this, and on—board cameras will film the collision and beam the footage back to earth. but if the test is a success it will be the first step in protecting our planet should a real asteroid threat ever come our way. rebecca morrell, bbc news. we'rejoined now by doctor eamonn kerins, who's an astrophysicist and senior lecturer in astronomy at the university of manchester. good morning to you. we said quite a few times leading into the story don't worry, it's fine, it's just a p...

But it's a chance to show how we could deal with one on a collision course with the earth. the double asteroid redirection test is, first and foremost, a test. it is a test of an asteroid that is not a danger to earth. there is nothing we can do to it that will make it a danger to earth, and we are doing this now when we don't have to do in order to develop the capabilities to deflect an asteroid if we ever should need to in the future. three, two, one... and lift off, of the falcon 9 and dart. the spacecraft launched last year and has travelled nearly seven million miles. after the first stag...

To govern this nation we will do so on everybody�*s behalf. we will do it for all italians, with a clear objective of uniting the people, of underlining what unites it rather than what divides it. nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how to stop a space rock from hitting earth. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. how quickly things can change in the world of sport. a year after that memorable run to the euro is a final gareth southgate says he faces losing his england job if results don't go his way up the upcoming world cup. england have failed to win...