The best way to counter an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is not simply to hit it, but to strike it in such a spot that it will move to a safe spot. Otherwise, it could return to take a second shot at Earth.

Oops! DART got ONE thing wrong about blowing up an asteroid...and it could spell doom for Earth

Earth in danger of being hit by asteroid Dimorphos debris. Impact might happen in...

NASA achieved a resounding success last year when it intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid. The test was a way to deflect potentially hazardous space rocks from hitting Earth. Our next story tells you how this first-of-his-kind planetary defence experiment now has unintended unintended consequences.

NASA's Dart mission asteroid: Asteroid Dimorphos debris may rain on Mars

NASA's DART mission altered shape of asteroid it crashed into, scientists reveal

In 2022, when NASA's $325 million spacecraft crashed into an asteroid named Dimorphos at 14,000 miles per hour, cheers and applause erupted back on Earth. A new study using simulations suggests the impact in 2022 transformed the space rock into an M&M-like flat-top oval.

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NASA hit this asteroid months back and now something weird is happening

NASA's Hubble telescope spots stunning 'cloud of space rocks' made from asteroid-smashing DART mission

NASA has confirmed that its recent mission to alter the trajectory of an asteroid using a spacecraft was successful. The US space agency conducted the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) last month which saw the spacecraft slam into an asteroid Dimorphos.

NASA confirms DART mission succeeded, asteroid's path altered

DART mission altered the orbital path of the asteroid, confirms NASA

In an extraordinary rehearsal for the day when a rock threatens Earth, a NASA spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid at breakneck speed on Monday.

NASA's Dart mission: The world's first planetary defence

NASA's DART spacecraft strikes asteroid in key planetary defence test

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In an extraordinary rehearsal for the day when a rock threatens Earth, a NASA spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid at breakneck speed on Monday. WION in in exclusive conversation with Dr Amitabha Ghosh for more on this.

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