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NASA's mission to alter the orbit of an asteroid was a success, and acting legend Angela Lansbury dies at 96. Plus, a bombshell study about the effectiveness of colonoscopies, and can't-miss deals today for Amazon's October Prime Day.

🚀 NASA's mission to change the path of an asteroid was a smashing success.

NASA shared yesterday that its mission to change an asteroid's orbit by intentionally smashing a spacecraft into it last month was a success. Data obtained over the last two weeks showed that the collision with Dimorphos, an asteroid more than 6.5 million miles from Earth, shortened its orbit of a larger asteroid by 32 minutes. The mission was the first real-life test of humanity's ability to protect Earth from potentially catastrophic asteroids. A NASA official called it "a watershed moment for planetary defense and all of humanity."

🕵️‍♀️ 'Murder, She Wrote' and Broadway star Angela Lansbury dies at 96. 

Angela Lansbury, a legendary star of television, movies and Broadway best known for her role as amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher on the CBS hit "Murder, She Wrote," died at 96 at her home in Los Angeles yesterday, her family said. Lansbury earned 18 Emmy nominations in her career and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1996. She also appeared in dozens of films and earned three Oscar nominations, including one for the 1944 classic "Gaslight." Lansbury was also a celebrated Broadway performer, winning five Tony Awards, most recently in 2009 for "Blithe Spirit," when she was 83. In 2014, the late Queen Elizabeth II bestowed on her the prestigious DBE (Dame Commander of the British Empire) honor.

A new study about colonoscopies has raised serious questions about their effectiveness. Here's what to know.

A bombshell new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that getting a colonoscopy has little impact on the risk of death for colon cancer, leading to questions about a procedure recommended for everyone 45 and over. Researchers found the risk of death from colon cancer was .28% in the colonoscopy group versus .31% in the control group, which did not receive colonoscopies. So, should you still get a colonoscopy? “My advice to the public is to get some type of colon cancer screening, whether it’s a stool test or a colonoscopy, starting at age 45,” said Dr. Otis Brawley, a cancer screening expert at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore. See what else experts had to say about the study here. 

🤑 Score up to 83% off the best Amazon Prime Early Access deals right now.

Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale (think: Black Friday in October) is in full swing until midnight tonight, and we have the best and latest deals on everything from fashion essentials to kitchen items, some at more than 80% off. Here's all you need to grab huge discounts today on beauty, tech, fashion, televisions, toys, and home and kitchen products, many of them for half price or less. 

Achieve your life goals with easy tips.

Avoid getting those dreaded white flakes from dandruff with these 6 expert tips to relieve the condition, which can be notoriously hard to treat. Learn about what causes dandruff, as well as some helpful home remedies for it. We also have 21 of the best dandruff treatments and shampoos that are only a click away, with many options under $20.

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

Put some pasta in your breakfast and some breakfast in your pasta with these two cheese-filled meals from Food Network star Bobby Flay. His cacio e pepe eggs with olive oil toast will spice up your morning eggs, while you can use any leftover breakfast sausage for his creamy rigatoni with spicy sausage and eggplant (above) for dinner. 

A little pick-me-up before you go.

We see dead people ... playing Twister. Halloween is not a one-day celebration for this San Antonio family, to the delight of their neighbors. Steven and Danielle Dinote and their teen children are the owners of a home nicknamed "The Skeleton House" because they decorate their yard with a different skeleton-themed scene for every day of October leading up to Halloween. They've had a cannon battle between skeletons, a scene from "Hamlet," a Twister game (above), a Hawaiian luau and more. See photos of their bone-derful creations here. 

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Written by Scott Stump | Edited by Philip Caulfield

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