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Asteroids: A Challenge to Our Journey to the Planets Asteroids are a major hazard to our journey to the planets. They are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun, and they can collide with Earth or other planets. Asteroid impacts have caused mass extinctions in the past, and they could do so again in the future. Our journey to the planets will take us through a region of space known as the asteroid belt. The asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter, and it is home to millions of asteroids. These asteroids are a major obstacle to our journey to the planets, because they could collide with our spacecraft. To avoid asteroid impacts, we will need to develop technologies to deflect asteroids. One possible technology is to use a spacecraft to nudge an asteroid off course. Another possible technology is to use a laser to vaporize an asteroid. Developing these technologies will be a challenge, but it is essential if we want to safely travel to the planets. By overcoming this challenge, we will not only be able to reach the planets, but we will also be able to protect Earth from future asteroid impacts.
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