NASA will launch a spacecraft into an asteroid to knock it off course tonight TechSpot

Since bringing an Asteroid's momentum to a complete stop is unfeasible with our current level of technology, and we've yet to construct a sci-fi energy shield around the entire planet, deflection is the next best option in humanity's arsenal. And deflection is exactly what DART hopes to accomplish.





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