In a world-first planetary defence test, NASA has successfully slammed a 570kg spacecraft into a huge asteroid in an effort to divert the hurtling mass off course.

<p>In a world-first planetary defence test, NASA has successfully slammed a 570kg spacecraft into a huge asteroid in an effort to divert the hurtling mass off course.</p>

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