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Asteroid-Smashing NASA Mission Sped Up Space Rocks' Journey Around the Sun [View all]
Asteroid-Smashing NASA Mission Sped Up Space Rocks’ Journey Around the Sun
New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/science/nasa-dart-asteroid-sun-orbit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RVA.No8j.kBCoTsPuoXeg&smid=url-share
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