https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/10/18/opinion-good-news-nasa-proves-there-is-a-defense-against-asteroids/

The stock market is dipping, inflation is on the rise and there is no end in sight to the war in Ukraine. But not all the news is bad: Our planet just got a bit safer, thanks to NASA.

In a feat previously relegated to the realms of science fiction, NASA scientists successfully deflected an asteroid from its path.