"NASA's first planetary defense mission will be followed by Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, or IXPE, launching from Kennedy. IXPE will expand our understanding of X-ray production in objects such as neutron stars and black holes."
"NASA is testing a new planetary defense system by launching a space probe directly into an asteroid to see if it can knock it off its course."
"Tonight we've ushered in a new era in planetary defense."
"In a galaxy where asteroids have humbled planets for billions of years, now one planet strikes back. For the first time in our planet's history, NASA will test an asteroid deflection technique."
"It's the first planetary defense method of its kind. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test will intentionally ram itself into an asteroid and alter its orbit forever."
"Of all the endeavors that we do for space and in space, this is probably one of the ones that one day will be the most important thing that we've ever done."
"This is the ultimate fulfillment of our mission to do something like this, a technology demonstration that who knows, someday could save our home."
"For the first time in our planet's history, NASA will test an asteroid deflection technique. It's the first planetary defense method of its kind."
"Planetary defense is cataloging, figuring out where all these objects are, but also trying to prevent them from hitting the Earth."
"Mostly what we're looking to do is change the speed of the incoming object by maybe a centimeter per second... if you do it enough seconds in advance, you can cause it to miss the Earth entirely."
"The rule of the game is find asteroids before they find us."
"Planetary defense is our whole planet. We're all on it together."
"That will allow us in the future to be able to design a planetary defense mission if we need to."
"When an asteroid threatens Earth, we need to deflect it."
"DART, the double asteroid redirection test, is a unique mission to save the planet."
"Dimorphos is a size asteroid that is a priority for planetary defense."
"Time is the single most important factor in being able to implement any technique for defense."
"The serpent is waging a war against Earth and eventually seeks to set his sights on Asgard."
"NASA has a role... diverting a potential planet-hurting or killing asteroid is something that we need to care about."
"NASA introduced the space agency's first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test."
"Azir wins the fight easily while defending Earth in the process."
"NASA just launched a spacecraft to test out something that could someday save the planet Earth and all life on it from certain destruction."
"NASA actually completed a mission called Dart double asteroid redirection test to test and see if we can actually defend our planet."
"If you help us take back our planet, we'll help you take back your friends."
"In the name of planetary defense the point is the survival of life on Earth."
"The sooner we discover an asteroid heading our way, the safer we'll be."
"This planet, Humanity, its beauty... I fight for it."
"They each charge a Kamehameha, knowing they have to overpower it, not only for their lives but for Earth's survival."
"The invisible shield that protects our planet from cosmic rays."
"Spread the word, it's time to prepare. Planet Namek just declared war against the Frieza Force in an act of self-defense."
"Europe and the US are teaming up in outer space... to protect the earth from asteroids."
"We are the vindication of Gaia and the wild."
"Defending Earth against dangerous asteroids is a task of planetary defense."
"We can already imagine ways of hiding our planet or our biosphere away from an alien civilization."
"It matters little if you destroy the enemy starfleet only to be repelled by a planet's inhabitants."
"The whole point behind Dart is to hit the asteroid with enough force that it knocks it off its track redirecting it away from the planet."
"Jupiter can even be considered our shield to some extent."
"We got it, and we have impact. A triumph for Humanity in the name of planetary defense."
"This is an important test for planetary defense mitigation strategies in case we ever have to do this for real."
"It's not mind control; I'm going to stay and fight for this planet. You don't have to do this with me, but I want to. I know you do."
"The fact that the DART mission is close to impact with Dimorphous... and that we'll finally be able to test if this method of planetary defense actually works really helps me sleep better at night."
"Proxima B could withstand these radiation eruptions if its atmosphere is thick enough or has a magnetic field like our planet."
"Asteroids hitting the Earth, yeah, we should be doing something about it."
"Being able to detect near-earth objects that potentially could impact the earth is potentially one of the most important contributions we can make."