NASA spacecraft to test asteroid defence concept

An artist's impression of the DART spacecraft about to hit the asteroid

An artist's impression of the DART spacecraft about to hit the asteroid Source: Supplied-NASA

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NASA's mission to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid to test if it can be knocked off course is speeding ahead.

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