23,000 kilometres per hour. the hope is you will knock it off course and it will fly harmlessly off into the cosmos. but these things are pretty big, so you have to plan ahead. this is what you would want to do for planetary defence. you are trying to just give something a small ledge which only changes its position slightly, and that adds up to a big change in position over time. so if you are going to do this for planetary defence, you would do it five, ten, 15, 20 years in advance, in orderfor this technique to work. years in advance, in order for this technique to work. space is vast and this technique to work. space is vast and the this technique to work. space is vast and the earth - this technique to work. space is vast and the earth is, - is vast and the earth is, cosmically speaking, pretty small, so the chances of a catastrophic impact are fairly remote. that has happened before, and eventually it could happen again. but not if dart has anything to say about it. tim allma
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