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Op-Ed: Good news for a change — NASA proves there's a defense against killer asteroids

Por: Los Angeles Times Science October 13, 2022

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The stock market is dipping, inflation is on the rise and there is no end in sight to the war in Ukraine. But not all the news is bad: Our planet just got a bit safer, thanks to NASA. In a feat previously relegated to the realms of science fiction, NASA scientists successfully deflected an asteroid from its path. On Sept. 26, DART, a spacecraft the size of a commercial dryer, hit a nonthreatening asteroid called Dimorphos — and proved that we... + full article



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