NASA's DART Spacecraft Successfully Crashes Into An Asteroid

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An illustration of the DART spacecraft heading toward the Didymos binary asteroid system (Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, Public domain/ Wikimedia Commons)

On September 26, 2022, NASA's golf cart-sized DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally crashed into a distant asteroid. The spectacular collision, observed by telescopes worldwide, was NASA's first practical attempt to alter the path of an asteroid. The $325 million mission was part of the space agency's overall planetary defense strategy to protect Earth from the impact of an errant space rock.

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  • bradenohalek
    bradenohalek3년 이하
    Great Article :)
    • milkfanforever
      milkfanforever3년 이하
      that is so intresting
      • milkfanforever
        milkfanforever3년 이하
        Omg
        • milkfanforever
          milkfanforever3년 이하
          Woah, that is mind blowing!
          • sadesk
            sadesk3년 이하
            So awesome
            • avocado2468
              avocado24683년 이하
              so cool but I hope that a scenario like that doesn't happen
              • weston
                weston3년 이하
                how did 1 spacecraft manage to change a path of a huge asteroid?
              • nora_cha122
                nora_cha1223년 이하
                Dart, nice name
                • bella2378
                  bella23783년 이하
                  It is absolutely unbelievable how science was able to upgrade this much.
                  • random00
                    random003년 이하
                    Well, dont we all die at some point. Does it really matter 100 maybe 1000's of years in the future, if a asteroid hits us wouldnt that be good, we add to climate change, pollution, etc. Why waste money on some asteroid, when we can stop present problems like, world hunger, homelessness, and more?
                    • laney23
                      laney233년 이하
                      bro thats so true
                      • nasajayhopsikn
                        nasajayhopsikn3년 이하
                        The issue about this is, How is homelessness NASA's problem? its in the name, National Aeronautical Space Administration. And "well we all die at some point" is super deep and far-fetched because in the future, we will be able to extend our lifespan with new technology, and also work on stopping pollution (it may not be perfect) and building more homes. The DART program gives humanity a second chance in case of a collision course with an asteroid. I hope this answers your question.
                        • yoyo999
                          yoyo9993년 이하
                          We could try to solve these problems but... nobody would be here to fix or notice them if we didn't stop an asteroid from destroying the earth.

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