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Jupiter
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the Sun
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an asteroid
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In a successful attempt to alter the orbit of an asteroid for the first time in history, NASA crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos on Sept. 26, 2022. The mission, known as the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, took place at an asteroid that posed no threat to our planet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Feb. 12, 2001–After an apparently gentle descent, the first spacecraft ever to land on an asteroid touched down today shortly after 3 p.m. ET.
Detailed explanation-3: -On Sept. 26, the spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid, which defenders of Earth hoped would adjust its orbit. This strategy could protect the planet from incoming asteroids or comets.
Detailed explanation-4: -Designated 2023 BU, the asteroid will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 4:27 p.m. PST (7:27 p.m. EST) only 2, 200 miles (3, 600 kilometers) above the planet’s surface and well within the orbit of geosynchronous satellites. There is no risk of the asteroid impacting Earth.
Detailed explanation-5: -The asteroid, called 2023 BU, will zoom over the southern tip of South America and miss by only 3, 600 kilometres, 10 times closer than the distance of most communication satellites in Earth’s orbit. 2023 BU will pass Earth just before 7:30 p.m. EST.