NASA asked for help after finding over 1,000 asteroids heading irresistibly in our direction, writes dailystar.co.uk
A group of experts begged for help from other countries in an attempt to redirect the giant flying rocks.
It won't be easy - they travel at about 56,000 miles per hour and a huge cluster from the far reaches of the Universe unites hundreds of asteroids already orbiting dangerously close around the planet.
In a desperate attempt to tackle space debris problems, NASA launched the world's first robotic mission, known as Juno, to visit the largest asteroid flying close to our home.
A mission will be undertaken to change its mass and thus redirect it to a stable orbit around the moon. And scientists hope the project will pave the way for similar operations with other potentially deadly space rocks.
The agency announced that the data obtained this week, and the hope that the technology can be improved, will help keep the planet safe in the coming years.
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NASA said in a statement, "Astronauts will return to Earth with more samples than ever were available for research. And they will enable new scientific discoveries about the formation of our solar system and the beginning of life on Earth."
However, until now, scientists have found only four asteroids that he can shoot down.
In addition, it was confirmed that there will be other missions to asteroids involving astronauts.
The space agency hopes that the planet will be saved, and its missions will provide additional clues to the origin of the universe.
This information appeared on the same day when Professor Brian Cox explained why the aliens have not yet come into contact with us.