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The Starmaker wrote:
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> NASA unveils plan to test asteroid defense technique
> https://www.clickorlando.com/news/national/nasa-unveils-plan-to-test-asteroid-defense-technique
> 
> what new technique? is NASA going to body slam an asteroid????
> 
> NASA is trying to create this 'imaginary' world of doom just to get....money.
> 
> What is it with NASA, the price of McDonalds chicken nuggets went up????
> 
> How about aliens from other planets are planning to attack us?
> 
> How about...
> 
> Anybody got any ideas How To terrify the planet earth??? The science fiction department have run out of ideas...


Humanity could face one less doomsday scenario if NASA has its way.
On Friday, the space agency announced plans to redirect the course of a
small asteroid approaching Earth, 
as part of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), according to a
NASA press release.
The release notes that asteroids hit Earth nearly every day, but most
are small enough to burn up in the atmosphere. 




But what about NASA and the kidnapped children on Mars????