NASA successfully kicks asteroid off course in Earth defence test

NASA knocked an asteroid off course in 2022 in a pioneering test of humanity's ability to defend Earth. Its spacecraft's impact pushed the space rock into a slightly different o...

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NASA successfully kicks asteroid off course in Earth defence test

France24 •published Mar 7, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC •fetched Mar 7, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC