
NASA Spacecraft Changed an Asteroid's Path Around the Sun
For the first time ever, humans have measurably altered how a celestial body orbits the Sun. NASA's DART mission proved we can protect Earth from dangerous asteroids.
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For the first time ever, humans have measurably altered how a celestial body orbits the Sun. NASA's DART mission proved we can protect Earth from dangerous asteroids.

Humanity just nudged an asteroid orbiting the sun, marking our first time changing a celestial object's path around our star. The breakthrough proves we can defend Earth from dangerous space rocks.