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NASA pulls off mini ‘Armageddon’ test run, alters asteroid’s path
NASA pulls off mini ‘Armageddon’ test run, alters asteroid’s path
NASA pulls off mini ‘Armageddon’ test run, alters asteroid’s path

Published on: 03/06/2026

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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.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming killer space rock, scientists reported Friday.

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