NASA to crash 13,500mph spacecraft into ASTEROID in mission to stop deadly strike on Earth
NASA is planning to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid in the next phase of its planetary defence experiment.
SAVE EARTH: NASA will practice stopping a catastrophic asteroid strike (Pic: GETTY)
The US space agency is working on the most fiery and crucial stage of its Double Asteroid Redirection Test, DART.
The experiment will be the latest in NASA’s mission to protect Earth from deadly asteroid strikes.
In 2021, it aims to fully test the new defence system by smashing a spaceship into a rock at 13,500mph (6 km per second).
Space experts are worried an asteroid could potentially smash into earth causing catastrophic damage.
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