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NASA's asteroid defense mission captured the first proof that space rocks gently toss debris at each other like cosmic snowballs, reshaping surfaces over millions of years. The discovery came from images taken seconds before the spacecraft deliberately crashed into an asteroid in 2022.
NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in 2022 and changed its path around the sun. The success proves humanity could defend Earth from a dangerous space rock heading our way.
NASA's DART mission successfully knocked an asteroid off its path around the sun, proving we could defend Earth from a space rock threat. Amateur astronomers traveled the globe to confirm this planetary defense milestone.
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.