[Link] NASA unveils asteroid-fighting spacecraft as it prepares for Armageddon-style mission test

Read: 7/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

The spacecraft will be launched later this month as part of the space agency's first planetary defence test mission called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). It will direct itself at an asteroid while traveling at a speed of about 24,000 kilometres per hour.

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[Link] A Quarter of Stars Like Our Sun Eat Their Planets, Study Finds

Read: 30/8/2021 www.vice.com

It’s practically a childhood rite of passage to eat forbidden treats and then deny it when caught, even though the evidence is smeared all over your face.

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[Link] The Odds of This Dangerous Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Went Up

Read: 11/8/2021 www.vice.com

The odds that one of the most hazardous known asteroids might collide with Earth in the coming centuries just went up, though they are still extremely low. There is now a 0.057 percent chance of an impact before 2300, according to a new study that was discussed in a NASA teleconference on Wednesday.

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