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Nasa probe set to smash into an asteroid

A specially designed probe will tonight collide with a meteor over the Indian Ocean in order to test NASA’s capability to defend the planet against objects that could potentially have a devastating impact on Earth. Sean was joined on the show by...

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15.10 26 Sep 2022


Nasa probe set to smash into an asteroid


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15.10 26 Sep 2022


A specially designed probe will tonight collide with a meteor over the Indian Ocean in order to test NASA’s capability to defend the planet against objects that could potentially have a devastating impact on Earth.

Sean was joined on the show by Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, Astronomer and member of the Nasa Dart investigation team at Queen’s University Belfast, to discuss...


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