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NASA-built spacecraft to deliberately crash into asteroid in test mission

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A NASA-built spacecraft will deliberately crash into an asteroid as part of a test mission later this month. The aim is to demonstrate that dangerous incoming rocks can be deflected by deliberately smashing into them. The spacecraft, known as Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart), is expected to collide with a 170-metre wide (560ft) asteroid named Dimorphos on 26 September. It will be the first full-scale demonstration of asteroid deflection technology.

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The Independent

Nasa spacecraft set to smash into asteroid in planetary protection test mission

Dart spacecraft will collide with Dimorphos on Tuesday with aim to deflect the asteroid.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

NASA to smash spacecraft into asteroid in bid to protect Earth from destruction

Astronomers are hoping that spacecraft Double Asteroid Redirection Test will shorten the orbit time by about 10 minutes while destroying itself in the process, providing hope should we ever need to deflect a true threat

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

NASA Spacecraft Set To Smash Into Asteroid Next Week In Test Mission For Future Threats To Earth

American Space Agency NASA has built a spacecraft which will intentionally crash into a small asteroid named Dimorphos.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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USA Today

NASA spacecraft on track to slam asteroid

In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away (Sept. 22)

1 year ago·United States

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Associated Press News

Why is a NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid?

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph (22,500 kph).

1 year ago·United States

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