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Just a hollywood imagination, citizen in the 1998 movie, "armageddon." >> it's what we call a global killer. nothing would survive. not even bacteria. >> reporter: asteroids are very real threats, and having the means to deflect them is a vital interest to everyone on planet earth. >> if we could confirm that the thing was deflected by less than 1 degree, we know that this would, in principle, work on a large scale. >> reporter: the last time a deadly asteroid hit earth was around 65 million years ago. >> you can bet that if the dinosaurs had nasa, they would have deflected that asteroid. >> w...

You heard that right. NASA's DART will square off with an asteroid and aims to deflect it next month!

>> reporter: it's a space story seen several times in the movies, like in the 1998 sci-fi film arm ageddon. >> the united states government has to save the world. anybody want to say no? >> reporter: an asteroid threatens earth. the military astronaut, even oil rig drillers try to save mankind. some cities don't make it, but in the end the planet survives. a hollywood ending which nasa is hoping to make a reality, with its first planetary defense test mission. scientists say they have identified the kilometer-wide asteroids like those shown in the blockbusters, and there are no dangers of them...

I appreciate it. catherine, be well, motley crue sends their regards. >> thank you so much. while you were sleeping, this happened. >> lift off of the falcon 9 and dart on nasa's first planetary defense test to intentionally crash into an asteroid. >> crash into an asteroid. where have you heard that before? "arma "armageddon" come to life at long last. how ben affleck finally may have saved us all.