NASA's DART Project Testing Ways To Deflect Asteroids Away From Earth
Asteroids are one of space’s many dangers, but an upcoming NASA project looks to prevent major ones from heading in Earth’s direction.
NASA is starting development and design on the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), a project that will look for ways to deflect asteroids before they reach Earth, according to an agency release.
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