Spacecraft's impact changed asteroid's orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-03-07 06:01 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Science, Education, Space
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In this image provided by NASA, an impact plume emerges from the asteroid Dimorphos, left, after DART collides into it on Sept. 26, 2022, orbiting the larger asteroid Dimorphos. (NASA/ASI/University of Maryland/Tony Farnham/Nathan Marder via AP)
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