Rip DART
Shoutout to the real ones at

This is my memorial

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Rough for AFR fill-in

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Inquisitiveness gave life to a super wondrous work of art [tip: save as mobile wallpaper]

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Tonight at 00:14 BST, 's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (#DARTMission) will slam into an asteroid! 💥

The test will find out if we can bump a comet or asteroid off a collision course with Earth in future.

Learn more, and watch LIVE▶ https://t.co/NKZnNflA92
📷 NASA

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No Shortage of Dreams — "Samuel Herrick's 'Outrageously Innovative' Proposal (1971)"
https://t.co/9cLJg2V2ps
Another one in honor of DART — a plan to steer a chunk of asteroid toward an impact on Earth. I don't believe the author thought through all the implications.

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10 months after launching on a .. tonight’s the night for the rendez-vous 💫

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Las primeras pruebas para desviar un asteroide. ¿Os acordáis de Armageddon? Pues esta podría ser la solución científica más realista para que no caiga un asteroide en la Tierra.
https://t.co/gmdFqPBvKh

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🦃Thanksgiving is a time for feasting, families, football, and oftentimes frustration in getting together. So who would think that a lengthy flight delay at an airport would result in a once-in-a-lifetime experience? Click here to learn more! https://t.co/7D6sfHYDgi

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🚀’s 1st test launches tonight! The will test asteroid deflection by crashing into one & changing its motion in space.💥

📺: Live tonight at 10:21pm PT/Nov. 24, 1:21am ET
https://t.co/raTtDGNElu

If you're in the area, don’t miss the liftoff!

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Tomorrow 's will begin its journey to deflect an asteroid for then will fly for post-crash analysis. The 2 missions had a common origin 20 year ago, as the 'Don Quijote' concept - full history here: https://t.co/qFpsrcrbAc

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🚀 We are now just two weeks away from the launch of our –– the world’s first test to see if we can change the course of an asteroid. The asteroid target is not a threat to Earth.

Get up to speed on the mission: https://t.co/doQ1jFRJls

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Thanks to Robin Wang for this digital sketch! Robin gathers robot versions of & 's "to share the joy & excitement of space exploration!" Submit your own Psyche-fueled creations: https://t.co/7YDLGWFzzn

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