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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From Optus data breach updates to NASA’s DART mission, here are five things headlining tech news today in Australia.
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NASA’s DART Mission Is Going to Really Mess Up This Tiny Asteroid
In order to protect the Earth, some sacrifices must be made. NASA’s DART spacecraft is currently on its way to a binary asteroid system known as Didymos and will essentially crash into one tiny asteroid to test out a deflection method. But rather than leaving behind an impact crater as initially intended, the DART spacecraft…
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Can We Really Deflect An Asteroid Heading For Earth?
A NASA spacecraft the size of a golf cart has been directed to smash into an asteroid, with the intention of knocking it slightly off course. The test aims to demonstrate our technological readiness in case an actual asteroid threat is detected in the future. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) lifted off aboard a…
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NASA Is Going To Crash A Probe Right Smack Dab Into An Asteroid For A Really Good Reason
Normally, NASA likes its probes to make contact with other objects in space in a very controlled manner. You want to land a rover on Mars, not drop a rover on Mars, for example. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is different. This time, NASA is going to stomp the ion pedal and just ram…