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reACTIONary

(7,128 posts) Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:10 PM 10 hrs ago

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Asteroid-Smashing NASA Mission Sped Up Space Rocks' Journey Around the Sun

Asteroid-Smashing NASA Mission Sped Up Space Rocks’ Journey Around the Sun

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/science/nasa-dart-asteroid-sun-orbit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RVA.No8j.kBCoTsPuoXeg&smid=url-share

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Asteroid-Smashing NASA Mission Sped Up Space Rocks' Journey Around the Sun (Original Post) reACTIONary 10 hrs ago OP

IF we find them in time....... lastlib 1 hr ago #1

lastlib

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1. IF we find them in time.......

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Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:19 AM

1 hr ago

Aye, there's the rub. Asteroids aren't easy to find if they're dark or small.

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