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NASA’s unprecedented asteroid-deflection mission is more than ‘billiards in space,’ scientists say

Posted by Ed on September 12, 2022

“It’s going to be thrilling—and very stressful—but ultimately, I think we’re going to learn a lot,” says Cristina Thomas, a planetary scientist at Northern Arizona University who leads the observation team for the DART mission.

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