NASA to save Earth by crashing huge rocket into asteroid at 23,000kmph - Daily Star

The half-tonne spaceship will crash into the asteroid and give scientists a new tool against possible asteroid impacts, NASA hopes - giving the population of Earth one less thing to worry about

Scientists at NASA are set to crash an asteroid on course for Earth by chucking a rocket at it. The mission, costing £240 million, will see a rocket flying at 23,000 kilometres per hour in the aster… [+2758 chars]

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