...close to go. No, we don't mean protection from little green men.
We mean protecting ourselves from ending up like the dinosaurs.
On Monday, September 26, a test will be performed in which NASA will attempt to use a robot spacecraft to deflect an asteroid by ramming it. The asteroid concerned poses no threat to Earth and is far enough away that there's no risk of us making the situation worse.
This is essentially a proof of concept...does it work and are we getting the math right...that will start the preparation for deflecting an actual threat.
I have my fingers crossed.
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