NASA launches ‘suicide’ spacecraft to kick asteroid off course

NASA is carrying out a test mission that could one day stop an asteroid destroying the planet.
The DART - Double Asteroid Redirection Test - was launched a few hours ago and will eventually collide with a “moonlet” millions of kilometres away.
The goal is to slightly alter the trajectory of the Dimorphos moonlet - about 160 metres (525 feet) wide - that circles the much larger Didymos asteroid - 762 metres (2,500 feet) in diameter.

Al Jazeera's @Laura Burdon-Manley reports.


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[calvinduke]

Where's Bruce Willis when you need him

[WhiteSilverknight]

So the movie Armageddon wasn't science fiction after all.

[lysamon]

I love this experiment.... I hope it works.
I really can't imagine being smashed and buried by alien rocks.

[controversial]

What about space debris that NASA & the US govt were so concerned about 2 weeks ago?

[dorcasnjeri]

Now the man has started rectifying what God has created this is total madness and because they no longer fear God just let's wait and see what the creator will do since he said you will finish yourselves with your knowledge.God have mercy on us

[marcopaganotto]

If those graphics were to scale we're toast 😳

[almir]

Mess around n have the rock brake off n come down on earth, just gonna make things worse watch

[christiancastillo]

If Bruce Willis isn't on that spacecraft, what are we doing ????

[houseofjudah]

HEY NASA, WHE ARE WE GOING TO THE MOON AGAIN??.

[fluffyclouds]

Oh yeah, Nothing could go wrong... right?

[marcopaganotto]

What else was launched from within this rocket...

[Damnmac]

Maybe this is dumb, but they should consider the use of nuclear weapons to do this

[nabilali]

Why cant we just let some things be !🤷🏾‍♂️

[simonattwood]

Wouldn’t it be ironic if it manages to shift the orbit of an asteroid that was never a threat in to one that hits us? 🤨

[wubalemabebe]

for sure these asteroid will selectively his those who are committing genocide on poor communities.

[bryanadams]

Then accidently redirect it to crash into us!

[Rossproperty]

Why dont use nuke for this, use icbm its huge

[kendrajsmith]

Call upon the LORD JESUS today!!! ....there is no hope elsewhere. Today is the day of salvation. ONLY JESUS SAVES. 1Corinthians 15 1-4 is the gospel of salvation. Put your faith and trust in Him, NOT in man....satan is the god of this world for now....but....JESUS is coming. Make sure you know Him, and that He knows you!

[STANDYOURSHORTYBULLS]

I don't wanna close my eyes I don't wanna fall asleep cause I'd miss you babe and I don't want to miss a thing🤘😎

[patriciabarnes]

MAN PLAYING GOD! WATCH AND WAIT FOR THE END RESULTS... IT WILL NOT BE GOOD!