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Extra-Process-9394 t1_is6opav wrote

No positive top level comments yet so I'll make one.

This is incredible. Our species, hell, our entire biosphere could have been wiped out at any moment due to a big speedy space rock. The moon has been a huge factor in protecting us but we are a lucky species.

Now we have the capability to protect ourselves, and hopefully not have to rely on Bruce Willis and his plucky drill crew, or a man in a yellow jumpsuit and his robot friend.

Like I said elsewhere: to some people, DART might seem like nothing. But one day, this technology could mean EVERYTHING!

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AndroFeth t1_isago9t wrote

I would also add that Jupiter helps to attract asteroids as well for thousands of years and help protect us for the most part.

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Snorca t1_is8fef8 wrote

Look, there's nothing up there, so we're not sending any DART or whatever countermeasure for some nonexistent space rock. DON'T LOOK UP!

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