The Upside

Shoutout to Nasa, which just saved Earth from total annihilation

Heading straight for Earth, space rock Dimorphos has been successfully shoved off track by Nasa, saving the planet from total destruction in 150 years' time

23 October 2022 - 00:00

According to the prognosticators, we're due for total destruction in 2178. This isn't a prediction gleaned from the opaque ramblings of Nostradamus. It comes straight from Nasa. In fact, it comes from the department where the stargazers are particularly interested in asteroids — those bits and bobs of the Big Bang that didn't resolve into planets and other stellar objects with relatively fixed spots in the universe — do their work and watch out for celestial signs and portents of the end days...

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