- This is only a test – of planetary defense. Today, our #DARTMission is set to crash into a non-hazardous asteroid to test deflection technology, should we ever discover a threat.
A NASA spacecraft will deliberately slam into an asteroid, and it’s all in the name of planetary protection https://t.co/wZodwmwVTO pic.twitter.com/ZjVjygeP2F
— CNN (@CNN) September 26, 2022