Fiction, reproduced in several films, has become a reality. spaceship from NASA deliberately crashed this Monday (26) into an asteroid to divert it from its trajectory, an unprecedented test to find mechanisms to protect the Earth from a devastating impact of a space object.

NASA teams exploded with happiness after seeing breathtaking footage of the asteroid approaching just before impact – Photo: Reproduction / NASA / ND

The spacecraft, smaller than a car, crashed at over 20,000 km/h into the target, which it reached on time, at 23:14 GMT (20:14 GMT).

INFLUENCE SUCCESS! watch from #DARTMIssionDRACO Camera as the vending machine sized spacecraft successfully collides with the asteroid Dimorphos, which is the size of a football stadium and poses no threat to Earth. pic.twitter.com/7bXipPkjWD

— NASA (@NASA) September 26, 2022

NASA teams gathered at Mission Control in Maryland exploded with happiness after seeing breathtaking footage of the asteroid’s approach just before impact.

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