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gobblox38 t1_jal1u0n wrote

Reply to comment by happydaddydoody in NASA’s DART data validates kinetic impact as planetary defense method | DART altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos by 33 minutes by mepper

If you want to split hairs, it's impossible to prove a theory. But this mission did verify the theory. Another test can further verify the theory or break it. We won't know for sure until we do another test.

In other words, yes, more tests are needed to get a better idea.

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