How likely is an asteroid strike? 'Earth is constantly getting hit by stuff'
AUSTIN (KXAN) — NASA's DART Mission is mankind's first attempt at redirecting an asteroid. In partnership with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, NASA hopes the mission could one day save life on Earth.The mission is pretty simple. We're going to crash a space probe into the side of a tiny asteroid, which poses no threat to Earth. The asteroid is currently in orbit around another asteroid. If the impact is strong enough, the orbit of the tiny asteroid could change.KXAN spok
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