DART: A Win For Earth Defense
DART on target: for the first time humans have changed the orbit of a celestial body using a kinetic energy transfer.
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Tag: Double Asteroid Redirection Test
NASA Crashes DART Spacecraft into Asteroid Dimorphus in Deflection Experiment
NASA successfully rammed the DART spacecraft directly into an asteroid this Monday, in a major first for planetary defense strategy (a move predicted in sci-fi movies like Meteor or Don’t Look Up). Yes, it was supposed to crash as hard as possible.
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