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Humanity: 1, Asteroid: 0

NASA deliberately crashed its DART spacecraft into the Dimorphos asteroid on Monday. It's a test to see if it's possible to move a celestial body and prevent its collision with Earth. However, we'll have to wait to see if the mission was a success. Read what happens next and see the incredible final images of DART before its historic impact.

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    A Historic Impact for Earth

    NASA Successfully Crashes Its DART Probe Into Asteroid Dimorphos
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    NASA Successfully Crashes Its DART Probe Into Asteroid Dimorphos

    DART met its end on Monday, impacting the rough face of an asteroid almost 7 million miles away.

    The universe is a dangerous place. NASA just showed it’s possible to defend Earth against it.
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    The universe is a dangerous place. NASA just showed it’s possible to defend Earth against it.

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    Humanity now has the beginnings of a true defense against asteroids. At 7:14 EDT Monday night, something historic happened for the human species — and it took place more than 7 million miles from our planet. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully collided with the …

    Maybe We Won’t End Up Like the Dinosaurs
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    Maybe We Won’t End Up Like the Dinosaurs

    NASA has taken a major step toward protecting Earth from dangerous asteroids. The space probe came barreling in at thousands of miles per hour, its mechanical eyes locked on its target—an asteroid named Dimorphos. About an hour out, the asteroid looked to the probe’s cameras like nothing more than a …

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