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NASA's DART spacecraft hits target asteroid in first planetary defence test

The mission was devised to determine whether a spacecraft is capable of changing the trajectory of an asteroid through sheer kinetic force

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022

NASA spacecraft rams distant asteroid in test of Earth defense

A NASA spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid approximately 6.8 million miles from Earth in a test to determine if the impact can nudge the space rock slightly off course.

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

Nasa successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroid in planetary defense test

Bid to change asteroid’s course marks ‘new era of humankind’ as agency seeks to protect Earth from future disaster

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022

NASA successfully crashes satellite into asteroid in world-first planetary defense test

The technology could one day be used to defend Earth from hazardous asteroid or comets.

Axios · Sep 26, 2022

‘Basically a bullseye’: Nasa crashes spacecraft into asteroid to test Earth’s defenses – as it happened

Space agency conducts Dart mission to learn whether asteroid’s trajectory can be diverted away from Earth

The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2022

NASA DART mission: Spacecraft crashes into asteroid in world-first trial — as it happened

NASA crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid in a world-first full-scale mission to trial technology for protecting Earth from potential collisions.

ABC News · Sep 26, 2022

Senate backlash to public hearing threshold – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2022

NASA spacecraft poised to hit asteroid Monday

A NASA spacecraft is set to collide with an asteroid Monday and the space agency is inviting spectators to watch.

Tribune News Service · Sep 26, 2022

'Don't Look Up!' NASA To Kamikaze Spacecraft Into Comet Monday Evening

In the 2021 Netflix film “Don’t Look Up” two astronomers discovered a previously unknown comet expected to impact the Earth in about six months and was large enough to cause a planet-wide extinction event.

Benzinga · Sep 26, 2022

NASA spacecraft collides with asteroid in planetary defence test

In world’s first attempt to change direction of an asteroid, scientists hope method can prevent collisions with Earth.

Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2022