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Nasa's first asteroid blasting 'DART' mission

Nov 24, 20216 min
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NASA has officially launched its first ever asteroid deflection mission. The space agency’s ‘DART’ rocket launched from California, and is due to reach its target in September next year. The mission is a trial in case of space rock heads towards Earth in future. We speak to the team behind Robot 'teleport' tech that lets you hug loved ones anywhere in the world. New guidance has been issued for drug which can cut the chances of pregnant women having a miscarriage. Samsung to build £12billion computer chip plant. Warning of computer games and console shortage this Christmas. Study finds tropical trees grow less in warmer climates, and therefore taking less CO2. And, Albert Einstein's notes on theory of relativity sell for over £10m.

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