NASA LAUNCHES SPACEX ROCKET TO SMASH AN ASTEROID OFF COURSE

A Nasa mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid – a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth – blasted off on Tuesday from California. The goal is to slightly alter the trajectory of the asteroid Dimorphos.The SpaceX rocket carrying the mission spacecraft lifted off at 10.21pm Pacific Time on Tuesday (6.21am GMT on Wednesday) from Vandenberg Space Force Base.