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As far as Hollywood is concerned, this is the answer for incoming space objects like asteroids and comets.
NASA did just that on Monday evening, when a spacecraft went straight into an asteroid that was annihilating itself.
The $300 million-plus effort that launched a spacecraft in November of 2021
It would be about two months, the scientists said, before they would be able to determine whether the impact was enough to drive the asteroid slightly away.
NASA officials insisted there was no way their test could turn one of these space rocks into danger.
Still, the people working on the Dart mission are getting the sense that their project may seem far-fetched.
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Dimorphos is about 7 million miles away and poses no threat to Earth. It is about 525 feet across and orbits the second large asteroid.