NASA’s DART spacecraft took out over 1,000 tons of rock from its target asteroid. Scientists confirm that DART’s impact method can be used to protect Earth from planet-killing asteroids.

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Nature: "[W]e can quickly design a mission to deflect an asteroid if there is a threat, and we know that this has a very high chance of being effectiveNature: "[W]e can quickly design a mission to deflect an asteroid if there is a threat, and we know that this has a very high chance of being effective

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