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Asteroids

NASA asteroid

NASA flew a spacecraft into a rock, and it was a smashing success!

A couple of weeks ago, NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid. In fairness, they were aiming for it and trying to figure out how much they’d be able to divert an asteroid if it were headed towards Earth. (And hopefully, we can all agree that avoiding asteroid strikes

NASA Dart

NASA’s Dart will hit an asteroid in space

If you watched “Don’t Look Up,” and walked away from it having laughed but also trying to hide the fact that you now worry about asteroids hitting the Earth, you’re not alone. In fact, the folks over at NASA are light years ahead of you (pun absolutely intended)