An epic collision, at 15,000 MPH.
Testing, Testing
Take that, space rocks! NASA has announced that its first and long-awaited planetary defense test mission — which, yes, will trial a system developed to deflect potentially Earth-threatening asteroids or comets — is slated to smash into an unlucky asteroid next month, in September. The mission, dubbed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test , will be the first ever to test whether a high-speed impact could nudge a killer asteroid off course before it hits our planet. But don't worry — the asteroid Dimorphos "
," a detail that the agency has been almost comically careful to hammer into all its marketing materials.
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