planetarydefense
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NASA’s DART Spacecraft Successfully Moved an Asteroid
For the first time ever, humanity has changed the trajectory of a planetary object, reducing the asteroid Dimorphos’s orbital period.
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New Hubble and Webb Images Capture Aftermath of DART Asteroid Smash Up
Fresh images from two famous space-based telescopes are shedding new light on NASA’s DART mission to deflect a harmless asteroid.
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Impact! NASA’s DART Spacecraft Crashes Head-On Into Asteroid
The 607 kg spacecraft ploughed directly into Dimorphos as intended. Astronomers now need to determine the potential impact of the test.
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Why DART Is the Most Important Mission Ever Launched to Space
Later today, NASA’s DART spacecraft will attempt to smash into a non-threatening asteroid. It’s one of the most important things we’ve done in space — if not the most important thing — as this experiment to deflect a non-threatening asteroid could eventually result in a robust and effective planetary defence strategy for protecting life on…