Neat News 2462 (added 2022-09-27)

Deflecting asteroids

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NASA has successfully hit the 160 metre wide asteroid Dimorphos by a spacecraft in order to deflect it. How successful this was will be evaluated over the next months. If successful the approach could be used to deflect dangerous asteroids from hitting the Earth.

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News seen at: BBC - Science & Environment