Can NASA shoot an asteroid?

NASA is launching an unusual mission to test an Earth-defensive technology in deep space. Early Wednesday morning, NASA is scheduled to launch a satellite atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aiming at an asteroid seven million miles away from Earth.

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What asteroid will hit Earth?

On average, an asteroid the size of Apophis (370 metres) is expected to impact Earth once in about 80,000 years. … 99942 Apophis. Model of 99942 Apophis’s shape, assuming the entire surface is of a similar composition.DiscoveryDiscovered byRoy A. Tucker David J. Tholen Fabrizio Bernardi99942 Apophis – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 99942_Apophis

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