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BEWARE! NASA on alert as huge asteroid set to fly past Earth soon
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BEWARE! NASA on alert as huge asteroid set to fly past Earth soon

[ad_1] NASA has been put on alert as it expects a huge asteroid to make a close approach with Earth on October 2. Here’s what the space agency said. What if an asteroid is headed for Earth? What would happen if any of the stray asteroids in the solar system hit Earth? Could we save ourselves from total annihilation? If such questions have crossed your mind, then your questions could get answered soon, thanks to NASA's DART Mission which took place on September 26. Although the collision was successful, it is yet to be confirmed if the asteroid was actually deflected. For this, NASA and other space organizations will study the data around the impact site with the help of European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft. In the meantime...