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NASA to smash asteroid in historic experiment testing strategies to save Earth

The space mission is part of an effort to deflect dangerous objects from the planet.

Daily Record · Sep 14, 2022

Nasa to crash $330m spacecraft into asteroid to see if impact can alter course

Space agency to cause collision with Dimorphos to avert sci-fi fears of catastrophic impact with Earth

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022

NASA to hurl aircraft into space to smash asteroid at 23,000km an hour and save Earth

The £240m mission is expected to take place in September as new technology is being developed to hurl a half-tonne spacecraft into an asteroid called Dimorphos similar to the Netflix film Don't Look Up

Daily Mirror · May 8, 2022