The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission not only altered an asteroid’s orbit but, for the first time, a new study shows we also successfully changed the asteroids' path around the sun. One day, we could face the threat of a potentially hazardous asteroid, and scientists say humanity may need the ability to deflect it if it is set on a collision course with Earth. Asteroids vary widely in size, which means impacts can have very diff... [4857 chars]
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