Tag: Dimorphos
Confirmed: DART spacecraft successfully shifted asteroid’s orbit after crashing into it
NASA hoped the mission would alter the asteroid’s trajectory by at least 73 seconds, Data shows that the mission “surpassed this minimum benchmark by more than 25 times.”
Averting Armageddon, NASA conducts first test to alter an asteroid’s trajectory
Live coverage of NASA’s DART spacecraft crashing into asteroid Dimorphos begins 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET via NASA TV on Monday, Sept. 26
Armageddon test: NASA launching spacecraft in first-ever planetary defense asteroid deflecting test
The space agency will test deflecting an asteroid about 7 million miles away by flying a spacecraft into it, and Bruce Willis will not have to be there
