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Chunks of asteroid from NASA's deflection test could smash into Earth in the next 10 years

Debris from an asteroid deflected by NASA could reach our planet within the next decade, a study says. The research team ran simulations that tracked 3 million debris particles from the Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, which collided a spacecraft with the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022. The DART mission was a success, but simulations showed that resulting debris could one day reach Mars and the Earth-moon system as meteors. For example, debris traveling faster than 3,355 mph could reach Earth within roughly seven years.

Daily Mail

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