DART Probe

[ysabetwordsmith]

NASA has finally gotten around to a concrete step toward the Umbrella: launching a satellite to crash into an asteroid with the intent of changing its orbit.  This is a great way to deflect Earth-threatening objects, if applied at long distance.  \o/

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[siliconshaman]

There is no good way to deflect a N.E.O at close range, the laws of physics won't allow it. So yeah, that's a start.