NASA Set To Intentionally Crash Spacecraft Into Asteroid To ‘Nudge’ It

An unmanned spacecraft named DART has traveled millions of miles through space to intercept and intentionally slam into an asteroid. The goal is to test this method as a way to prevent a future potential cataclysmic collision with Earth. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.

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[SweetNSassy]

Can’t they make cars that will go 1, 000, 000 miles on one tank?? I don’t believe this for one second

[carlosv]

Where are Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, and Liv Tyler?

[Leesaps]

If you want to nudge it you need to attach thrusters on one end and make it like a spacecraft and fire thrusters. Slamming into it won't work.

[jesusisking]

Why did the end of the news broadcast host feel like a movie laughing and joking😒.?

[timothyp]

Just watched the mission. Apparently the stars dissapeared during this mission, hmmmm.

[unclerico]

So your on a boat out in the middle of a lake and another boat is floating towards you. Both boats eventually crash into each other one boat is going to go one way and the other boat will go the other way. This is how space works. If we can do this successfully as others stated we might be able to move an asteroid by putting engines on it and controlling the speed of it so we can mine it.

[williamM-]

What if they goof it up and send it towards the Earth 🌎😀

[edwardpagett]

We need to prepare ourselves for the inevitable day when an asteroid comes from the direction of the Sun, heading directly for the Earth.
Let’s hope we have enough time to propel a Satellite big enough to change the course of the Asteroid

[hugoyanez]

Keep putting fear on humanity just for your control wake up people. God is mighty save the children 🙏🙏🙏

[BiGWoRmRollUpWatsDaHoldUp]

I thought space force was gonna do this 😂🤣

[Steve-mmpj]

Trump: NO asteroid would hit Earth if I was President.

[raintelle]

So how is it no one speaks of it on the news?/// when the satellite debris is supposed to hit earth?

[rcbustanut]

"this will not cause the asteroid to change course & impact earth Later at nasa headquarters "uhhmm, sir, we may have a miscalculation, we mistook a poppy seed for a decimal... The poppy seed appears to have come from a Dunkins bagel, oh, that asteroid is now heading straight for us" 🤔 meanwhile I wonder, was the bagel toasted & with cream cheese 🤔😂

[brandonGCHACHU]

2 friendly asteroids accompanying each other through time and space and humans knock one away from the other. Disgusting

[smokindomain]

Ok, he just said it.. they can see up to 100 years away… so if that’s the case is there anything heading our way soon then? I guess not.

[alpha_alpha_male]

Bring it. Bring the floods too. I'm ready. You can't mess with nature.

[septsixquatredeux]

Im sure this is how they can bring humans far in space with this precious object ! Just need A cabin for the people attached to the spacecraft/satellite and booya😬😁

[davinhiscock]

Putting a mini in front of truck the mini will be crushed pathetic nasa

[millabasset]

While we're not under threat tonight, we are woefully unprepared for an impact with any asteroid now. We don't have one warhead on Earth that can impact an asteroid in space.

[DavidJoe-tcgn]

😂there are more things to worry about here on earth then an asteroid