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Carantoc said..
"number one was hit the asteroid, which we've done but now number two is really measure that period change and characterise how much we actually put out."
"I think Earthlings can sleep better, definitely I will," said DART mission systems engineer Elena Adams.
How about you Macro, can you sleep better at night now, knowing the earth is safe from asteroid impact ? Do you non-earthlings even sleep ?
Yep, suppose that one day is not an asteroid aiming at Earth ,
But big interplanetary extraterrestial space ship, bringing first ever delegation. To welcome another intelligent species in Galaxy.
So we send another dart. Bigger this time and filled with thermonuclear surprise inside.
The next is easy to predict. It will not be an asteroid or even global warming that we need to be affraid the most.