Earth Fights Back: NASA Successfully Alters an Asteroid’s Orbit for the First Time

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, In a scene straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, NASA has officially confirmed a historic milestone in Planetary Defense. For the first time in human history, we have deliberately changed the orbital path of a celestial body—proving that if a “dino-killer” asteroid ever heads our way, we might actually be able to stop it.