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Asteroid crash: a test run to save humanity | Learn English phrasal verb 'set off'

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The DART Mission Could Change the Orbit of an Asteroid

NASA wants to know if it can change the trajectory of an asteroid. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) crashed into a 160 meter wide asteroid about 7 million miles away. DART successfully hit its target last month, and will now be studied by James Webb Telescope.

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