If an asteroid really threatened the Earth, what would a planetary defense mission look like?
SPACE.comMeghan Bartels
If an asteroid really threatened the Earth, what would a planetary defense mission look like?
NASA's DART mission is designed to test planetary defense techniques. Here's what a real effort to deflect a threatening asteroid might look like.
Nov 15, 2021
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