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Nasa launches first ever mission to deflect asteroid

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Nasa launches first ever mission to deflect asteroid

Nasa launches first ever mission to deflect asteroid

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft will test Nasa’s ability to alter an asteroid’s trajectory by crashing into it.

If successful, it could be part of the world’s first planetary defence system.

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