NASA's DART spacecraft nudges small asteroid to test deflection method

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission is underway! On September 26th, 2022 a kinetic impactor will strike Dimorphos, a small asteroid orbiting a larger asteroid, Didymos. The goal is to change the orbital path of Dimorphos. Cathy Plesko, a Planetary Defense Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, explains the method they are testing to deflect the asteroid. If successful, Dimorphos' orbit around Didymos should change by about 10 minutes.
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[@nathanroberts381]

Everything is gonna be just fine, Stay Brave

[@Dr_Doctor_Lee]

very nice. it just shows once more how great science is.
and the people behind it, even greater.
i wish you and your team good luck with the test and..i hope as well that the expected results will become true data.
stay safe

[@pikminlord343]

Neat

[@ItsMeScareCro]

A "science fiction" experiment.

[@noyrobi]

B.s

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how you procced now?