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Humanity Officially Has a Viable Defence Against Killer Asteroids, NASA Confirms
"This means that we could change an asteroid's path with less warning time," one scientist said of the DART test's successful result.
NASA Successfully Punched an Asteroid Off-Course in Planetary Defense Test, Agency Announces
NASA's DART mission is humanity's first strike against annihilation by asteroid, and it was a runaway success.
NASA's Asteroid-Punching Test Leaves Trail of Destruction 6,000 Miles Long
The jury's still out on whether the DART mission managed to knock an asteroid off-course, but its trail of debris is very impressive.
Watch the Spectacular Moment NASA Straight-Up Punched an Asteroid in Space
The DART test is humanity's first strike against potential annihilation by an asteroid in the future. And you can watch the moment it happened.
Watch the First Asteroid Defense Test in History Happen Live in Space Tonight
NASA's DART test will slam a small probe into an asteroid in the first-ever planetary defense test that will seek to knock the rock off course.
China Will Test Planetary Defense by Crashing a Spacecraft into An Asteroid
China's plans are similar to a NASA mission that will slam into an asteroid later this year.
Watch NASA and SpaceX Launch the First Asteroid Defense Test In History
DART is built to do one thing: slam into an asteroid and redirect its path. One day, it might just save Earth.
NASA Just Simulated an Asteroid Attack. It Did Not End Well for Earth.
Space agencies around the world took part in the simulation that ended with the asteroid crashing into Eastern Europe.
NASA Has a Plan to Punch an Asteroid With a Spaceship to Protect Earth
Planetary astronomer Andy Rivkin talks to VICE News about the first flight demonstration of planetary defense, called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.
OK, WTF is NASA’s Humanity-Saving Ion Engine?
The NEXT-C thruster doesn’t use volatile fuel, looks like Iron Man’s repulsors, and is being tested to one day save humanity from an incoming asteroid.
Watch Rare Footage of the Mysterious 'Type D' Orca
A NOAA expedition filmed the orcas, which have distinctive small white eye patches, off of Cape Horn, Chile.
Watch raw footage of the fatal Dallas shooting as it unfolded
As the peaceful Black Lives Matter protest began to wrap up on Thursday night in downtown Dallas, lives streams and camera phones captured the horrifying moments when bursts of gunfire rang out.