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Later today, NASA is going to test its DART battering ram on an asteroid for the first time — and we have the details on how you can watch live.

How to Watch NASA Slam a Battering Ram Into an Asteroid at 17,000 Miles Per Hour

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA revealed that Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope will observe the agency's DART test, the first asteroid redirection attempt in history.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Aiming James Webb at Asteroid as DART Prepares to Smash It

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's asteroid-smashing Direct Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is racing towards its celestial target, with the Italian-made LICIACube in tow.

Italian Probe Will Watch as NASA Smashes Asteroid With Battering Ram

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA is planning to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if we can deflect any future asteroids— and it just acquired the first image of its target.

NASA’s Battering Ram Now Has Asteroid It’ll Smash in Its Sights

By Victor Tangermann

NASA will be commencing its first planetary defense system test, known as DART, by flying a spacecraft straight into an asteroid. Here's how to watch.

How to Livestream NASA Smashing an Asteroid to Test Planetary Defense Plan

By Frank Landymore

NASA — with the help of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket — has launched its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft on Tuesday night.

SpaceX Launches NASA Battering Ram to Crash Into Giant Asteroid

By Tony Ho Tran

Bruce Willis has turned down NASA's invite to watch the launch of the DART mission that bears a striking resemblance to "Armageddon."

Bruce Willis Apparently Refused to Watch NASA Launch Asteroid-Smashing Rocket

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA is launching a spacecraft with a highly advanced ion drive, destined to slam into an asteroid as part of its Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission.

NASA Is Launching an Asteroid-Smashing Spacecraft Today and It’s Powered by an Ion Drive

By Victor Tangermann

Massive Asteroid That Could Obliterate Earth to Fly By, Case the Joint

Massive Asteroid That Could Obliterate Earth to Fly By, Case the Joint

By Foster Kamer

The ESA officially has budget approval for Hera, a mission to test our ability to prevent killer asteroids from slamming into the Earth.

Europe’s Space Agency Joins Mission to Deflect Killer Asteroids

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX will provide launch services for NASA's DART mission, which is designed to test a plan for preventing an asteroid from hitting Earth.

NASA Asks SpaceX to Help It Save Earth From Incoming Asteroids

By Kristin Houser

An upcoming NASA mission will test Earth's planetary defense against a killer asteroid by smashing a probe into a distant space rock.

NASA Scientist: Asteroid Deflection Mission Not Like “Armageddon”

By Jon Christian

NASA is Moving Forward With Its Plan to Deflect an Asteroid From Earth

NASA is Moving Forward With Its Plan to Deflect an Asteroid From Earth