Gadgets: Can We Defend Earth from Asteroids? Here's What You Need to Know

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Can We Defend Earth from Asteroids? Here's What You Need to Know

Efforts to protect Earth from asteroid impacts have made significant strides, notably with NASA's DART mission, which successfully altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022. This achievement marked a key advancement in planetary defence, demonstrating that asteroid deflection is a viable strategy. However, the success of DART also highlighted the l...

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