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Looking Up - 30 Sept 22 NASA's DART project could save the entire planet!

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NASA's DART project could save the entire planet! Last Monday NASA successfully hit a small lump of rock in space, knocking it very slightly off orbit. This is a demonstration of a method that could be used to deal with a real threat to Earth from space.
30 Sep 2022 English South Africa Places & Travel

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