"NASA's Asteroid Deflection Test Could Threaten Mars with Space Debris"
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NASA successfully redirected the asteroid Dimorphos by sending a spaceship to slam into it, demonstrating the possibility of altering the course of objects in space. While the Earth is safe from impact by the boulders released during the mission, Mars may not be as lucky, with potential impacts predicted in the future. The study also found evidence that some meteorites hitting Earth could result from collisions between large and small asteroids, sending smaller rocks free from their clump.
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