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NASA destroys astroid

As you might have heard earlier in the show, a spacecraft deliberately smashed into an asteroid this morning, altering its path in space. NASA’s double asteroid re-direction test is the first mission trialing a technique that may be used to save the...

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07.45 27 Sep 2022


NASA destroys astroid


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As you might have heard earlier in the show, a spacecraft deliberately smashed into an asteroid this morning, altering its path in space. NASA’s double asteroid re-direction test is the first mission trialing a technique that may be used to save the Earth in the future.

Space commentator Leo Enright joined Newstalk Breakfast with the details.


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