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NASA is making sure we don\'t suffer the same fate as the dinosaurs.
\\nThe organisation\'s DART Mission is crashing a probe into an asteroid about 12.14pm this afternoon New Zealand time
\\nThe goal is to see if the probe can deflect an asteroid 11-million kilometres away to avoid any possible future impact.
\\nCanterbury University astronomer Michelle Bannister, who\'s part of the investigation team, told Mike Hosking they don\'t know what could happen.
\\nShe says they need to know the material of the asteroid and how it behaves when given a nudge like this.
\\nMichelle Bannister says it will be months before they know the result of the operation.
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