Engineering Dynamics Department News Today

The DART mission succeeded in crashing into the asteroid Dimorphos. Researchers say it will take some time to determine how the experiment can be applied to protecting the Earth from collisions with space debris.

Scientists are working on a way to prevent this from happening by playing a sort of interplanetary game of pool. The idea is to use the kinetic energy of a spacecraft to deflect potential earthbound asteroids.

NASA's DART Mission, which stands for 'Double Asteroid Redirection Test,' is set to hit its target on Sept. 26, 2022.