1.0WAMUhttps://wamu.orgWAMUhttps://wamu.orgIn a first test of its planetary defense efforts, NASA's going to shove an asteroidrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="376B9Csb70"><a href="https://wamu.org/story/21/11/22/in-a-first-test-of-its-planetary-defense-efforts-nasas-going-to-shove-an-asteroid/">In a first test of its planetary defense efforts, NASA’s going to shove an asteroid</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wamu.org/story/21/11/22/in-a-first-test-of-its-planetary-defense-efforts-nasas-going-to-shove-an-asteroid/embed/#?secret=376B9Csb70" width="600" height="338" title="“In a first test of its planetary defense efforts, NASA’s going to shove an asteroid” — WAMU" data-secret="376B9Csb70" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_wide-e433012bcb0c04bdb4f445d872b60d8466149c81-scaled.jpg25601440NASA is about to launch the first mission of its new planetary defense office. A spacecraft will attempt to knock a small asteroid off course by ramming into it.